Sunday, May 5, 2024
Courtesy of Disney, Flickr Netflix has recently released its second season of their cult followed anthology series “American Vandal.” There is something familiar and gripping in watching adolescent drama played out in extreme ways. In the first season the story was fairly simple: the students’ investigation was to prove delinquent […]
Photo courtesy of Tracy LeBlanc, Pexels Growing up in the age of social media and the internet has conditioned an entire generation to become accustomed to, even welcome, the altered performance of reality brought to us by various content curators. YouTube, for example, has become a global force known more […]
Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Wikipedia Fox News host Laura Ingraham has been under fire recently for her critical comments of NBA superstar LeBron James after he made some choice comments about President Trump. James, who appeared on an UNINTERRUPTED sports video podcast alongside fellow basketball star Kevin Durant, criticized […]
Photo courtesy of HillelNNJ, Instagram An Arab-Israeli who was threatened for supporting Israel came to Ramapo College on Monday to speak about his experience and how the Jewish state is viewed in the Middle East. At an event sponsored by Hillel, Yahya Mahamid spoke about growing up Muslim in a […]
Photo courtesy of Dimitris Kalogeropoylos, Flickr It seems that there are more news outlets than ever these days. Ever since the start of the 2016 election, people have wanted to cash in on the journalism business, resulting in news sites popping up rapidly. While some may rejoice at the idea […]
Photo courtesy of Patrick Gage Kelley, Flickr Stepping into Starbucks, the air smells of fresh ground coffee while soothing music plays in the background to keep those working hard on their laptops or reading a novel content. Everyone is sipping away on their drinks, whether they requested regular coffee or […]
Photo courtesy of David Hawgood, Geograph During this election season, social media has run rampant with a wide variety of fake news sites. Occupydemocrats.com and rightwingnews.com are two such sites that publish biased news through popular platforms like Facebook and Instagram. These sites come from either side of the political […]
Photo courtesy of John Duffy, Wikipedia As a defining factor of life in the modern world, social media is an essential tool for advancing activist movements such as the recent protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) project. Perhaps more commonly known by its hashtags on Facebook and Twitter, the […]
Photo Courtesy of Toglenn, Wikipedia Throughout the past few years, there have been numerous conflicts and controversies about nudity and women on social media. Women have dealt with serious situations that involved their nude photos exposed on the Web — posted intentionally or unintentionally. If a woman wants to post […]
Photo Courtesy of Jason Howie, Flickr Creative Commons In the last few years, the use of social media has grown immensely thanks to websites like Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat and video sites like YouTube and Vine. For most people, these services are used for personal enjoyment, but for others, these […]
