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Currents Magazine Spring 2016

Social Media Makes The News – Currents Magazine Spring 2016

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Graphic by Nate BartonJust 20 years ago, if someone were looking to find latest news updates, they would have picked up a newspaper or turned on their TV to the local news station. Today, most of us open Facebook, Twitter or the rabbit’s hole that is BuzzFeed. Looking to social and entertainment media to tell us the news, as opposed to traditional news outlets, is one of … [Read more...] about Social Media Makes The News – Currents Magazine Spring 2016

Female Sexualization: A Cultural Glass Ceiling – Currents Magazine Spring 2016

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Photo by Daniel CasoAs a young, burgeoning actress in LA, Susan Salas sat across the table from her male interviewer during the audition process. The man looked Salas up and down and said, “If you got yourself a really big ‘tit-job’ and bleached your hair blonde, honey, you’re just gonna be huge.” Salas, now a professor of Media Production and … [Read more...] about Female Sexualization: A Cultural Glass Ceiling – Currents Magazine Spring 2016

Pepp Stars On The Rise – Currents Magazine Spring 2016

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Photos by Daniel CasoChristine NelsonSenior Christine Nelson, who works for the Pepperdine Graphic, is a Studio Art and Psychology double major expecting to receive her bachelor’s degrees this April. Coming from an art background and discovering her calling to work with people, she became increasingly interested in pursuing a career that combined these two fields. She has … [Read more...] about Pepp Stars On The Rise – Currents Magazine Spring 2016

Addiction, Risk Thrive In Southern California Porn Industry – Currents Magazine Spring 2016

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Photo by Daniel Caso“People can call me a degenerate all they want, but everyone’s got skeletons in their closet — I just leave my closet door open,” Dominic Piccirillo, a former employee of California’s prodigious pornography industry said. “People are always lying in bed at night thinking about their sins. We all do it. I’m just not … [Read more...] about Addiction, Risk Thrive In Southern California Porn Industry – Currents Magazine Spring 2016

Fighting The New Drug Of Sexploitation – Currents Magazine Spring 2016

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Photo Courtesy of Fight the New DrugPornography intruded my highly protected mind at the age of 12 when I moved to Los Angeles. Coming from a extremely conservative Christian family, sex was not a topic we really discussed, except to say that you are not supposed to have it until marriage. One evening, some of my new friends decided to turn on dirty videos. They saw how … [Read more...] about Fighting The New Drug Of Sexploitation – Currents Magazine Spring 2016