Why is the “Beauty Community” So Controversial?
For the past two years, the online Beauty Community has been rocked with wave after wave of new scandals. Racism, petty feuds, scams, and now, sexual predators have torn the…
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‘Sonic’ Director Agrees to Change Design of Sonic
Earlier this week, the first trailer for the new live-action Sonic was released, leading to a wave of criticism from the internet. The model of Sonic that appeared in the…
Why is 4/20 a Thing in North America?
This past saturday, the “unofficial holiday” known as 4/20 occurred, landing on the first day of Passover and the day before Easter Sunday. Events celebrating the “holiday” appeared throughout the…
The EU Passes Controversial Article 13
Yesterday, the EU passed a sweeping and wide-range set of copyright protection laws, most of which were rather uncontroversial. One article of the laws, known as Article 13, however, has…
The Evolution of Fake News
Although the term was popularized in the 2016 US presidential elections, fake news has had a rather long existence, spanning over a century. It’s no new thing, although at the…
K-Beauty: A Trend with a Dark Side
K-Beauty has been the “hot in-thing” on the beauty market for the last few years, each year growing exponentially more popular. People are going crazy for the various face masks,…
The American Meme, and Unnecessary Drama
For the past few days, I had been in a funk about writing. I didn’t have any inspiration to write about anything, which was kind of annoying, because I wanted…
Youtube Rewind 2018: For the Corporate
This last week, Youtube Rewind 2018 dropped, receiving not just the most dislikes of any previous rewind, but also the most dislikes of any video on the site ever, getting…
What is Black Friday Really?
While this event is portrayed most often as being exclusive to the US, there are actually over 20 other nations that participate in this event. Every year, a few more…
Revisiting Disney Fanaticism
A few months back, I wrote about some of the world of Disney fanaticism. I had kind of forgotten about it for a while, but was reminded of the world…
Social Media as an Art Form
For some reason, there seems to be a separation between social media and art. Perhaps it’s the connotation that art is in some sense fine, something of both the classics…
My Takeaway from the Jake Paul Series
If you’ve been involved in the Youtube world, then you would know that a few days ago, Shane Dawson wrapped up his eight-part series on Jake Paul. The series ended…
Things to Note From Rockstar’s Work Conditions
I would have written earlier about this, but was away from my computer and couldn’t get to it. But about a week ago, it was discovered that in order to…
The Problem of Shane Dawson’s “The Mind of Jake Paul”
The Internet roared when Shane Dawson announced that he would make an eight-part documentary series on the controversial Youtube star Jake Paul. Dawson had been known for making “DocuYoutube” series…
Returning to the World I Knew Before
I don’t know if I’ve indicated before, but I have a long history of being a huge nerd. Or rather, a geek (yes, there is a difference). I wasn’t the…
