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Music

The Gay Writing Doesn’t Stop: Taylor Swift’s “Guilty as Sin?”

Swift’s records resonate with the LGBT community, but why?

Interactions Between Audiences and Creators Heated in Watcher Situation

In some rather recent and radical YouTube drama, fans’ backlash pushes back on YouTube channel Watcher’s decision to go rogue.

Cerasela Hanseter, University of California, Berkeley

Three figures stand in differing proportions against each other, a full figured black woman on the left and two white men shown from the waist up. The woman towers over the men in her blue uniform, a smirk on her face and smiles on the men's, one brunette, one blonde, one in a similar uniform to the woman, the other in a brown leather coat. They are all placed in front of a grainy, gray background.

TV

Hen Wilson and the Queer Character Before a Larger Audience Dubs a Show “Queer”

The recent media buzz around the hit first-responder procedural “9-1-1” hints at a double standard for queer representation on tv.

Archie Wagner, University of Iowa

Culture·Thoughts

Women’s Bodies, the 4B Movement and Eradicating Men

Follow Us By Mariana Vaca, Lake Forest College, Illinois Subheadline: KP: 4B Movement South Korea’s 4B movement stands as a strike against men and the patriarchal system but is predominantly visible on social media

Mariana Vaca, Lake Forest College

Culture·Opinion

I Am a Proud Chismosa

Chismis is a Tagalog and Spanish term for gossip, a common and arguably needed aspect of life—despite what our Western perspective says.

Vera Pavlovich, Loyola University Maryland

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Thoughts

iPad Kids and Suggestive Mobile Gaming Ads : Preventing Exposure to Sexist Content

iPads have become the new pacifier for fussy children, but at what cost? Exposure to suggestive gaming advertisements also market sexism and misogyny at a young of an age.

Emily Diaz, DePaul University

The outside of the Red Rocket from Fallout.

TV

Fallout: 1997–A Cynical Post-Nuclear Masterwork

“Fallout” is making waves among critics and fans alike. While well-crafted on its own merits, it is wildly different in tone from its source material, showing a different side of this post-nuclear setting.

Kyle A. McLaughlin, Elizabethtown College

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Students·Thoughts

Unlock the Secrets of Sorority Recruitment: Your Ultimate Guide to Success!

Essential Insights and Tips for Navigating Your Journey to Sisterhood

Jacqueline Shweiki

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Thoughts

Maximizing the Effects of MIC Shots: Tips for Optimal Results

More and more people are looking for MIC shots—which stand for Methionine, Inositol, and Choline—because of the positive effects they may have on weight loss and liver health.

Daniel Reed

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Music

Reviving Radio Through Daily Drive

Undiscovered by many, the Daily Drive on Spotify incorporates both users’ favorite songs and recent news to recreate radio on Spotify.

Cerasela Hanseter, University of California, Berkeley

Image showcases a spacious, modern classroom filled with a diverse group of students engaged in studies at individual desks.

Thoughts

Joint Master’s Programs between North Rhine-Westphalian and Foreign Universities

The collaboration between German and foreign universities has been increasing in recent years, with North Rhine-Westphalian educational institutions being no exception.

Daniel Reed

Thoughts

Are new gambling sites safe, or are longer-running ones better?

The gambling industry includes establishments like physical in-personal casinos and online betting sites.

Daniel Reed

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