For our entire lives, all the best movies have come from Hollywood; we’ve relied on it for decades for all the top quality content. But nowadays, it seems like we can’t take a deep, fresh breath—only old, recycled ones. In other words, the Hollywood industry is getting repetitive and unoriginal: the complete opposite of what it once was. Continue reading “The Age of Reboots and Remakes”
When I came to this country, November had just commenced. No leaves were falling—because I live in Florida and autumn does not exist here—but the weather was nice.
At the time I did not even know that Thanksgiving was coming up or that it even existed, but I soon learned about it and even participated at a family dinner. Decorations were up, the turkey was full and sizzling and gratefulness and joy filled the air.
That was five years ago. Continue reading “Thanksgiving vs. Christmas”
Back on September 12th of this year, the Harvard Crimson, one of the university’s newspapers, published an article called “Harvard Affiliates Rally for Abolish ICE Movement,” in which they informed about a campus protest against the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In the article, they mentioned that they were trying to contact the federal law enforcement agency to get their comments on the matter at hand, but because of that, the newspaper has faced major backlash. Continue reading “On Condemning Journalism for Its Neutrality: The Harvard Crimson Scandal”
It’s no news that TikTok has taken over. The social media giant has become the new “it” thing for all generations— everyone seems to be in it. In the end, whether one loves or dislikes the app doesn’t even matter: for anyone with internet access, escaping from the ephemeral videos of the famous platform seems simply inevitable. Continue reading “The Harbinger Made a TikTok”
No one is spared when it comes to scary stuff; we’ve all been frightened at some point in our lives for whatever the reason may be. Some people abhor the feeling; others, love it. But whether you love or hate watching scary movies, going to haunted houses and experiencing your heart race at the speed of a cheetah, it all comes down to a science. Continue reading “The Science of Fear”
Miami is the mecca for diversity. In its busy streets linger the resonant sounds and distinctive touch of almost any language, culture, race, and ethnicity one could possibly think of. It’s a world unto itself that has not yet been influenced by the predominantly White American homogeneity that comprises the rest of Florida and the United States. Continue reading “Why Celebrating Hispanic Heritage in Miami is so Crucial”
Spoiler Alert!
The Good Place is a television show exclusively aired on Netflix. It’s a fictional story based on a heaven-like utopia that one enters after they die if they are deemed qualified.
The main character is a sassy, assertive, not-so-good ex-saleswoman named Eleanor Shellstrop, who soon finds out she’s entered “The Good Place” by accident, given she doesn’t meet the qualifications: having lived the productive, charitable, good life of an exceptional samaritan. We, later on, we meet the other most important characters: Chidi Anagonye, Tahani Al-Jamil, Jason Mendoza, Janet, and Michael. Continue reading “The Good Place Season 3: Review”
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A tattoo is essentially just a permanent marking done on the skin by a needle or a set of needles. We all know what they are, but do we all like them? No. In fact, many people even go as far as to hate them and consider them vulgar and unprofessional.
But is it even really that deep? Also no. It’s just a permanent marking on someone’s skin, so why all the drama? Continue reading “The Illogical Stigma Around Tattoos”
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It seems like nowadays everyone is too busy shaming or disregarding feminists for their complaints on our government’s lack of equality and equity to actually listen to the valid things they have to say—one of these things being the ongoing issue with the wage gap among genders.
So, first of all, what is the wage gap? Continue reading “Women Demand Equality”
The number “1-800-273-8255” is not only the title of one of the most popular songs made by the rapper Logic—it is also the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number.
The Lifeline launched on January 1st, 2005 and answered over 46,000 calls in that year, but in 2018 alone, it received about 2.2 million calls. Continue reading “Why We Have Suicide Prevention Month”
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