Why People Think the Slap Heard Around the World was Faked | Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars
Photo: Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars I woke up to dozens of messages from my friends and news alerts about the slap heard around the world: Will Smith smacked Chris Rock live at the Oscars. (Or as kid Z knew them, Oscar from ‘Shark Tale’ smacked Osmosis...
Seeing Red: Romanticism Regarding Violence in Media | Will Smith & Jada Pinkett-Smith + Chris Rock
Photo: Violence in Media Overview Media plays a big role in the way that people are able to comprehend the world around them. The debate over violence in the media contributing to violence in adolescents has been raging for years. Dozens of studies have been...
The Future of TV: Is Linear Television the Next Dying Art? | Life in the Streaming Age
Photo: TV Life in the Streaming Age It’s been almost an entire century since television began broadcasting all the way back in 1928. In that time, the way it works has undergone all sorts of changes, but it’s remained a staple for modern households all the while. In...
The Debate Over Queer Representation in Media: The Horrifying ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill and the Impact of Media on Queer Communities
Photo: Queer Representation in Media Overview LGBTQ+ youth in the United States risk losing their right to comprehensive health care and education in the states of Florida and Texas. As of February 2022, the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill has passed Florida’s House of...
