Highway to the Tolkien Zone: The Problem with High Fantasy
Lately, there has been a lot of talk about gender diversity in film. The Golden Globes was full of wonderful, women-led films (but severely lacking…
Cultural Studies
With New Reputation Comes A New Marketing Strategy
Oh, UPS. Look what you’ve made us do. Since late August, you may have noticed that some of the United Parcel Service’s (UPS) package delivery…
Body Snatchers, Death House, and Mort Safe: Not the Bands!
Dissection has come a long way since Galen started poking around the insides of animal bodies. Herophilus took dissection a step further and moved onto…
Chivalry versus Feminism: Can They Co-Exist?
Chivalry and feminism—these concepts seem like polar opposites. One is black; one is white. One is day; one is night. Chivalry and feminism may seem…
A Human Rights Case For Digital Media: The Persecution of Baha’is In Iran
Imagine not being able to go to college, let alone graduate school. Imagine not being able to get a government job or owning a business….
Criminally Single, as explained by The Lobster
If you are single, or recall a time when you were single if you are currently partnered, please imagine your single status is a criminal…
Technology and the Dehumanization of the Black Body
Did the officers who shot and killed 12year-old Tamir Rice see him as a child? Did they see his sister, whom they threw in the…
A Constant Stroll Down Memory Lane: The Millennial Obsession With Nostalgia
Critics of modern society’s obsession with the Internet have commented on people’s inability to experience real life in real time because we are so fixated…
Birds of a Feather: Why You Should Play the Dating Sim, Hatoful Boyfriend
It’s just another day in February, that special time of year to be with the one you love. A time to buy them roses, cards,…
To Make My Profile Private or Not Private? That is the question.
Why would someone make their social media private? This has always bothered me. Is it a sense of elitism or do people really think they…