Black Friday, a commercial tradition that Americans created to mark the official beginning of the holiday shopping season. Every year, before their thanksgiving turkey has even been given the chance to get cold, millions of Americans flock to local malls and outlets to take advantage of the Black Friday sales.
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American artist Robert Smithson created an art piece essentially highlighting the earth’s ability to compost and it is named Partially Buried Woodshed. This art piece came to life in 1970 in Kent, Ohio, not long after the tragic Kent State shootings. Some see the burial of the shed as a
On March 6, 1981, Marianne Bachmeier pulled out a .22-caliber pistol in the courtroom and shot her daughter’s murderer in cold blood, 6 shots hit him and ended his life almost instantly. Bachmeier was sentenced to spend 6 years in prison, she was released in 3 years on probation. Considering
In 2016 Colin Kaepernick, the then quarterback of the 49ers NFL football team, did something that caught the attention of many around the world. Some were positively moved and others were outraged at him for kneeling during the national anthem in an NFL football game. During this time, there was
The famous images that have circulated the world about the paintings made by feminists in Mexico as a protest are considered a crime classified by law. The countries of Latin America have a common denominator and it is the colonization to which they were forced with a religious and patriarchal
The infamous meat dress that was worn by Lady Gaga at the 2010 MTV Awards is an outfit that will be talked about for centuries to come. It was a statement piece no one was expecting yet it left an impression either positive or negative on every person. It was
On the afternoon of January 6th, 2021, I was laying on the couch in my living room in a half-asleep daze after having my wisdom teeth removed that morning. Also on that day, a group of right-wing conspiracy theorists stormed the U.S. capital in opposition to the 2020 election, in
There have long been debates over where to draw the line between illegal public nudity and nudity for the sake of performance art. Public nudity is generally illegal in the United States, however there are no federal laws that specifically prohibit it. In fact, in certain contexts, public nudity is
Censorship of the arts helps governments keep populations in check. In the early 2010’s, the Russian government passed a law that banned disseminating gay propaganda. In response, the general population posted pictures of President Vladimir wearing makeup, dressed as a clown, with rainbows in the background to signify their president
On April 2017, before Bill Cosby’s retrial day 1, Nicolle Rochelle, 39, who had made a few appearances in The Cosby Show in the 90’s appeared topless as Cosby walked by. Her body showing the words “Women’s Lives Matter”, “Femen”, and the names of multiple accusers also across her chest