Lesbian pop-princess Chappell Roan is making headlines again, with her recent comments on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast hosted by Alex Cooper. Roan made it clear during the 2024 election cycle in interviews with Rolling Stone and The Guardian that she sees no need, as a pop star, to discuss […]
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Trump’s threats to the Smithsonian feel all too dystopian
Established by Congress in 1846, the Smithsonian is arguably one of the most important institutions in the U.S. It is a consortium of 21 museums, most situated around or near the National Mall, and includes the National Museum of Natural History, the National Zoo and the National Air and Space […]
Mental illness is wrongfully portrayed as villainous in movies
As many of you know, I’m a big film person. I love everything about movies, from the spark of an idea in pre-production to the effects at the box office. Horror, in particular, is my favorite genre. It was also my most-watched in 2024. One tradition I cherish is going […]
Harvard’s financial plans for students is a step in the right direction
As a society, we relentlessly campaign for higher education. High schools across the country drill the idea of going to college after graduation into the minds of their students from the first day of freshman year to the last day of senior year. Students spend every waking moment of their […]
Defunding of Alabama library is harmful to public
No one wants to be told what they can and cannot do — especially teenagers. A generation of people who have been through more in their short period of time living than every other generation at their age, teenagers have been told since they were children that they need to […]
Roll the credits: Students debate binge watching television shows
PRO In a world of efficiency and convenience, we have access to thousands of television shows and movies on various streaming platforms at the tip of our fingers. New seasons of shows are being released daily, and it is tempting to sit down and watch it all in one sitting. […]
Copenhagen Fashion Week commendably displays sustainability
In this year’s Copenhagen Fashion Week, the event was faced with harsh yet rightfully deserved policies in order to provide sustainability. In a world where teenage girls are ordering their clothes from fast fashion websites such as SHEIN and Fashion Nova, and now that the Trump Administration has cut ties […]
Democratic party’s use of social media will prove beneficial in the future
In the days following the November general election that made President Donald Trump the 47th President of the U.S., the messaging was clear: the Democratic Party was not in tune with the American people. In an Instagram post shared by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders on Nov. 6, the left-leaning Senator […]
Lawmakers need to protect women and girls from deepfake porn
Society told girls not to walk alone, so they stopped. Society told girls to cover up in school, so they did. Now, society tells girls to be careful online. But when deepfake porn turns them into victims, what’s left? To disappear from social media entirely? Deepfake pornography, defined as the […]
‘Hamilton’ understandably cancels performance plans
The famous broadway musical “Hamilton” has announced its plans to no longer perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. next year. The reason for the cancellation was cited by the show’s producer to be President Donald Trump’s recent involvement in the center. Trump […]