This month, Kathy Griffin appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher to discuss her career after the controversial photo of her holding a fake severed head of Donald Trump was released. Griffin stated that her career was “taken away overnight.” The photo gained her negative notoriety that came in the
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Threats made knowingly and willingly against the President is a felony. Taking a video/photo of a replica of the President’s head and then publishing it, how would one not think there would backlash. Though Kathy Griffin did not get charged with a crime, she did lose a lot more in
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.
The largest illegal graffiti piece in the world. A naked statue of Donald Trump in New York’s Union Square. Fake clowns dressed as KKK members and hung from a tree in Virginia. These, among other works displayed across many cities around the world since 2001, belong to the “American Activist
Ten months of fingerprints, an interview, an examination, close evaluations of my driving record and trips outside of the U.S. later, I have made it to my Naturalization Ceremony. Almost one year ago I applied to become a citizen of the United States of America, mailing in my N-400 application
The history of America has been preserved in different artistic materials such as the Confederate statues. These statues have particular expressed America’s violent history and had celebrated it as such from one generation to another. However, there has been a wave of violence sparked by the debate surrounding these confederate
Pepe the Frog used to be a simple cartoon character; that is, it was that until it was stolen from the creator and started being used by the alt-right. Matt Furie is the artist and creator of Pepe the Frog; he created Pepe for the cartoon Boy’s Club in 2005.
Without a doubt, this past election has been one of the most memorable. From the candidates to the post-election societal reaction, we are currently living through something historic. Opinions on newly-elected President, Donald Trump, vary throughout not only the country, but the world. These opinions (whether pro-Trump or anti-Trump) are
Recently on Twitter a video went viral about a girl who recorded Trump supporters calling her 5-year old cousin a terrorist. Everyone was retweeting the video because they wanted to find out who these Trump supporters were. In the video, you can see the little girl holding up the “Dump
History has a tendency of repeating itself, especially within the political realm. Rage Against the Machine is a metal rock band, formed in 1991 whose songs mainly focus on political activism and revolution against the government. Almost sixteen years ago, they released the song, “Sleep Now in the Fire” off