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Wearing masks is a socially conscious effort even after COVID-19

Photo courtesy of Kate Trifo, Unsplash In some East Asian countries, wearing a mask is already common practice. Places around the world have started to mandate face masks in common spaces. Yet here in the United States, the message has been very inconsistent. Making the decision to wear a face […]

“Cuties” is not just distasteful, it’s disturbing

Photo courtesy of methodshop.com, Flickr Last week, the hashtag “#cancelNetflix” was trending nationwide on Twitter due to Netflix’s recent controversial release. The French film “Cuties” has been critically acclaimed, as it won a Directing Award at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and has an 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It only makes […]

J.K. Rowling’s new novel is riddled with transphobia

Photo courtesy of Daniel Ogren, Flickr J.K. Rowling has spent the last few years being berated on social media for several accounts of transphobic comments and actions. No one deserves inhumane messages constantly sent towards them. However, this does not negate the fact that Rowling has once again published something […]

Trump’s denial of climate change leads to disaster

Photo courtesy of Patrick Perkins, Unsplash With wildfires devastating the West Coast, President Trump, who has for years denied the reality of climate change, was briefed on September 14th, 2020 on the status of fires in California. The President traveled to McClellan Park, California last Monday to meet with Governor […]