If you haven’t heard yet, Ugandan marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei was burned alive by her boyfriend and died. She had just run in the Olympics and went to Kenya only to be doused in gasoline and set on fire. There’s a bunch of discourse going around the internet right now about how the media is wording …
Colleen Hoover’s book, “It Ends With Us,” has been turned into a movie adaptation starring Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively. It came to theatres on August 9th. I’ve been very open about my distaste for Colleen Hoover in previous posts. I find that her books lean heavily into misogynistic stereotypes that are just subtle enough …
It Ends With Us Drama & How We Talk About Domestic Violence Read More »
Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race this past weekend. I don’t think anyone is shocked. If you were following the news, there were inside reporters that he was considering dropping out, along with the push from pretty much every senator for him to drop out, this was inevitable. What’s also not surprising is …
We can Criticize Politicians Without Resorting to Misogyny and Racism Read More »
I wouldn’t consider myself a true crime fanatic but there are cases that pop up here and there that I get fascinated by. Mostly the unsolved or still debated ones- the first one that comes to mind is the Amanda Knox case which my AP Lang class studied in my junior year of high school. …
Before I start this, I would like to preface- I hate Colleen Hoover. I say this because I’m about to say something very pro-Hoover, but I need you to understand my extreme distaste for her. I was in a six-year reading slump from going into the sixth grade to ending my junior year of high …
This is Nara Smith, the newest Alix Earle or Charli Damelio. Except she’s famous for the exact opposite reason that the other two got famous. See Alix Earle got famous for her party lifestyle and Charli Damelio got famous for doing TikTok dances …Nara Smith is famous for being a tradwife. What is a tradwife …
For Women’s History Month, I want to get rid of tradwives Read More »
Alexei Navalny died February 16. Frequently compared to Nelson Mandela, He led the Russian opposition against Putin and was an avid critic of Russia and its corruption. He challenged Putin by running for president in both 2016 and 2018. He ran marches and protests and was arrested several times for his actions. He even survived …
Alexei Navalny’s Death and the Rights of Journalists Read More »
So much of what I’ve written and published has been in the dystopian category. For a while now, I’ve wanted to write about something I know and something I’m more passionate about, and while it took me a little while to put together, I came up with a story centered around journalism. I’ve also always …
About four times a year I like to cave into capitalist, consumerist society and watch all of the award shows. I can’t help it, I’m a huge movie/music/T.V./Theatre junkie. I love pop culture and I love artistry so much, so these nights are always ones that I tune into like it will be my last. …
The Grammys Are The Worst Award Show. But I Still Watch. Read More »
In 2020, I started to become more aware of the value of politics in the country. I kind of took on that 2020 social media activist role (you know what I’m talking about), and my one goal was to advocate for what I could: vaccinations, climate change, and, particularly, getting Trump out of office in …
Third-Party Candidates And The Electoral College Read More »