May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month — or as the U.S. government calls it, “Asian/Pacific Heritage Month.” The name alone suggests a…
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Editor’s note: This article contains mention of sexual assault, racism, abuse, manipulation, and severe injury. Some of the articles and clips linked feature evidence or…
Editor’s note: This article contains mention of sexism-motivated violence. Perhaps the only news rivaling the January 6 Capitol riots that former U.S. President Donald Trump…
YouTube announced in late March that it would be experimenting with a potential overhaul to the site’s video feedback system, whereby the number of dislikes…
Like many award shows, the Academy Awards, known as the Oscars, have become something of an institution within American culture. Because of this, many people…
The documentary “Dark City Beneath the Beat,” originally screened at the online-only 2020 South by Southwest film festival, hit Netflix on April 16, 2021, nearly…
Sustainability and ethics are the hot new buzz-words in fashion. Eco-friendly, ethical fashion brands and sellers are all the rage, and for good reason —…
NBC New York posted a video in February of a heated exchange between a transgender rights activist and two women. The women were accused of…
Documentaries have become an integral part of the entertainment industry. Traditionally, people viewed documentaries as the homework equivalent of the film industry, watching them to…
Talking about undergraduate study creates a unique brand of internal awkwardness: once you know that a person uses she/her pronouns, how do you refer to…
Women make up 51% of the US population but only 34% of the speaking characters on screen. When women are represented on screen in film,…
The new Godspeed You! Black Emperor album, “G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END,” starts as might be expected for any longtime GY!BE fans: all droning, all…
The world we live in is overwhelming. We are constantly bombarded with bad news — headline after headline, day after day. As students, it is…
It has been a little over a year since video game publisher Activision released the first free-to-download game in an iconic franchise: “Call of Duty:…
Ludwig Ahgren’s Twitch “subathon” livestream started on Mar. 14 — and it just kept going. Over 280 hours later, he was the second most subscribed…
A little over a year ago, I penned an article dubbed “Entertainment in the streaming age.” Though it started out as a decent fluff piece…