What are we supposed to think when protesters frame themselves in front of invaluable art pieces, capture the attention of those around them, and begin to “destroy” these pieces in the name of the environment? Art museums are meant to protect and preserve some of the most valuable pieces of
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On October 19, 2024, a woman identified as Jane Doe was drugged and gang-raped for seven hours in a fraternity at Cornell University. Rather than someone stopping the horrific act, a text was sent in a Snapchat group chat with over 50 men stating “free pussy” and “is the shop
In May of 2013, what began as a protest to save a few trees in Istanbul’s Gezi Park erupted into one of the most creative, sarcastic, and art-driven resistance movements of the decade. In 2013, Turkey was under the long rule of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his AKP party, but
In the summer of 2020, amidst the pandemic lockdown, a man named George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police. The video of his killing led to outrage across the country, with protests spread from coast to coast. Nestled in the Pacific Northwest, Portland, Oregon made headlines for the more than
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.
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