Terence McKenna states, “It [culture] invites people to diminish themselves, and dehumanize themselves by behaving like machines, meme processors of memes passed down from Madison Avenue, and Hollywood, and what have you.” The “City of Angels” an illusional paradigm that disguises many hidden devils, constructed on toxicity and a melting
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In the latest exposition by the conceptual artist Carlos Amorales, the artist compiled real and disturbing images of victims of the war on drugs in Mexico. In this work, the artists created a photo novel with the raw and graphic images of from the corpses (or remaining body parts) that
Most people may wonder that if they are in a world without restrictions or limitations, what would they do? In 1974, artist Marina Abramović conducted an art performance titled “Rhythm 0”. She stood motionless in an art gallery for exactly 6 hours. Besides her was a table with a feather,
In the world of television, creativity is often frowned upon, with TV audiences refusing to digest more obscure and morally dubious content. A great example of this is the Bryan Fuller series “Hannibal”, a reimagination of the Thomas Harris creation. I was an avid fan of the show, but apparently
He didn’t mean for the acid to be thrown on him. You believe him right? It was just a simple misunderstanding. He just wanted him to be roughed up a bit and SOMEHOW acid got involved. Pavel Dmitrichenko, a Russian ballet dancer, swears his innocence when it comes to his
The depiction of fictive serial killers in television shows such as Dexter, Hannibal, and The Bates Motel is often more positive than the portrayal of killers in the news and online articles. Serial killers are illustrated in television shows as conflicted, moralistic, intelligent, caring, or sympathetic. While killers in the
There has been a long history of society thinking that Rap music is hurting society and corrupting the youth with the messages in the lyrics. Seeing the media attack and criticize rap music has been happening since before N.W.A over two decades ago. However, recently in the Hip Hop community
Everyone has a different perception on what is art. Some people look at a Pollock painting and see the drama and emotion behind it, while others see a bunch of paint on a canvas. Some people see a video games and see the hours of work it took to develop
In May of 2015, Dominyk Alfonseca went to a bank in Virginia Beach, Virginia. During this time, Alfonseca walked up to a teller and handed her a note asking for money. During this time, Alfonseca recorded the entire incident and posted it onto instagram. His reason for committing a bank
Rapper xxtentacion is facing a lot of criticism over his released video in collaboration with Kodak Black. In the video you see two kids, one is African American and the other is Caucasian, walking with rapper xxtentacion up to a knotted rope. The Rapper then is recorded putting the rope