Green Day Today: ‘American Idiot’ 2024
How is Green Day's magnum opus still relevant 20 years later?…
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Ethel Cain, ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ and Childhood Trauma
Ethel Cain lives through the adult effects of childhood trauma in her 2022 release.…
‘Easy A’—The Defining High School Rom-Com of the 2010s?
“Sixteen Candles,” “Clueless,” “Mean Girls,” and… what?…
The Genius of ‘Trolls Band Together’
Is the latest 'Trolls' sequel really just another typical kid’s movie, or does it have more to offer?…
How ‘Crime and Punishment’ is Relevant to Today’s World
The themes in this novel published over 150 years ago still apply to today’s world.…
The Rickroll Effect
Rickrolling is a popular meme that has inspired other similar memes.…
Most Interesting Linguistic Phenomena
Rules of language are extensive and weird. …
Plath vs. Steinbeck: Gender in Classic Literature
John Steinbeck and Sylvia Plath construct their women characters quite differently.…
Street Art: Good or Bad Art?
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Dramageddon: The Controversy That Broke YouTube
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Concept Albums: Creative Writing in Music
Concepts enrich one’s listening experience because the listener has to do some deconstruction of the songs to find their hidden meaning.…
Anticipation of the Percy Jackson TV Series: What Should We Expect?
The films strayed too far from the books, will the series do the same?…
Desensitizing the World to True Crime
The trending true crime entertainments are making us less empathetic.…
Last Minute Halloween Costumes—Recognizable But Not a Repeat
Lorelai Gilmore! Elle Woods! Jennifer Coolidge! Halloween costumes to stand out amongst the crowd.…