The life of a consumer has evolved in so many ways over the last century and has taken on many forms and has had many purposes. One could consume out of necessity, out of an abundance of wealth, out of the urge to prove something. It is obvious though, that
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Baseball has a certain beauty to it that can not be seen in any other sport. If you fail 70 percent of the time at the plate over the course of a season, you are considered an Allstar. Players are expected to fail at this game, and the ones that
Criminal-censorship or criminal censorship? China’s Golden Shield Project is regarded as the world’s most influential system of censorship and surveillance, right alongside Google. With a broad blanket statement stating that “Individuals are prohibited from using the Internet to: harm national security; disclose state secrets; or injure the interests of the
In our age of impressive internet freedom, copyright directive lawmakers have proposed and now passed Article 13 in the EU which this past September, will stifle our ability to share impactful news articles to our peers and iconic images from your favorite movies and shows. Article 13 generally proposes to
There are cyborgs living among us and the movement is growing. Bio-hacking or the process of hacking technology to “upgrade” your own body either by surgical insertion of applying it to the skin is a new trend that arose in the last 15 years among the body augmentation crowd. These
Graffiti defined as drawings scribbled, scratched or sprayed on a surface of a public place, is often seen on buildings and overpasses as one is driving along both city streets and highways. Artist range from kids with markers, or paint to people who have spent years honing their craft and
Coachella is a well-known Music and Art Festival that is held annually at the Empire Polo Club. As many as 125,000 people enter Indio, California each day throughout the duration of the festival. However, many people still remember the Las Vegas Massacre that occurred, and many are worried that the
On January 20, 2017, Shia LaBeouf, Luke Turner, and Nastja Säde Rönkkö opened the participatory exhibit “He Will Not On January 20, 2017, Shia LaBeouf, Luke Turner, and Nastja Säde Rönkkö opened the participatory exhibit “He Will Not Divide Us.” Previously, the three collaborated on LaBeouf’s “#IAMSORRY” show in 2013.
Drugs and art are no strangers to one another but what about art that is actually a drug? For the last decade, a new way of getting high has been gaining popularity amongst teenagers across the country; this new drug isn’t anything you snort, shoot, or even swallow, it is
In the current world, social media has begun to take over not only the lives of viewers but also the lives of the so called ‘instafamous’. Current studies have shown that Instagram is one of the most popular sites, and is constantly used to mask the real lives of its