Pop Culture

Hollywood’s Apocalypse Obsession Ignores Reality 0
- Free Style, Front Page, Pop Culture
- July 22, 2019
On his immensely popular HBO show last Friday, the host of Real Time with Bill Maher observed, “Not every movie set in the future has to be a super clean utopia or a smoldering post apocalypse.” “Isn’t there something in between?” he asked. “It’s always either the earth is a giant Apple store or Burning Man
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The Economics of South Park 0
- Free Style, Front Page, Political Opinion, Pop Culture
- July 19, 2019
People love South Park. In an age where shows attempt to avoid controversy at all costs, South Park co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone practically go out of their way to find it. When asked by the Huffington Post which group they have angered the most their answer was fast: mainstream progressives. This should come
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Did You Get Tricked by a Russian Spy Campaign This Week?0
- Free Style, Front Page, Headline News, Pop Culture
- July 18, 2019
Assuming you are not living under a rock, you have most likely noticed that everyone from Kim Kardashian and the Jonas Brothers to 8-year-old children have been posting photos of themselves looking shockingly and accurately old. It seems everyone has been running a picture of their face through the “old age filter” from a program
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Don’t Tread on Chris Pratt’s Shirt: A History Lesson on The Gadsden Flag 0
- Free Style, Front Page, Political Opinion, Pop Culture
- July 18, 2019
“Don’t Tread on Me,” reads the demand emblazoned on the Gadsden Flag. A symbol as old as the American Revolution. A symbol of rebellion against the British Crown. A glaring example of white supremacy??? That is what you would think if you listened to the media’s latest attacks on actor Chris Pratt after he was
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Dear Taylor Swift: The Trouble with Copyright Is Deeper Than You Know 0
- Economics of Liberty, Front Page, Pop Culture
- July 9, 2019
Taylor Swift is the latest celebrity to come out publicly against the music industry’s business model, complaining that an Ithaca Holdings deal left her unable to claim any rights over her first six albums. But while the artist’s frustration is warranted, considering that she may have not understood that this could have happened when she signed a
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Famed Gaming YouTuber and Streamer Desmond “Etika” Amofah Found Dead 0
- Free Style, Front Page, Headline News, Pop Culture
- June 26, 2019
The official news Twitter of the NYPD confirmed that the popular YouTube gamer and streamer Desmond Amofah, known online as “Etika”, was found by police yesterday evening deceased in New York City’s East River. This ending a 5 day investigation started on June 20th after Amofah uploaded a video to his alternative YouTube channel on
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