Art by Peau PorotesanoInstagram, the ubiquitous social media presence full of sepia-tint pictures of your sort-of-friends’ fabulous lives, an app that you can’t help but check every spare moment you get. You’re not alone either; according to the app’s self-reported statistics, Instagram is flooded with 70 million photos per day, with around 300 million … [Read more...] about Instagram: Downloading Flawed Reality
It’s Time to Get Over In-N-Out
Art by Peau PorotesanoOpen Instagram? In-N-Out. Check Snapchat Stories? In-N-Out. In-N-Out is everywhere you look. Everyone loves it, and some are literally obsessed. However, as a native valley girl I often wonder why everyone thinks In-N-Out is so good. There are equally good, if not better, burger joints all over California. In-N-Out’s food does have a place in my … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Get Over In-N-Out
Surviving a Phone Fast
The proliferation of technology in our daily lives has led many of us to believe the only option is either total immersion (selfie-sticks) or total isolation from social media and technology as a whole (dropping everything for a life in the Santa Monica mountains living off berries and dew). I am among those who believe that while technology is revolutionizing the process by … [Read more...] about Surviving a Phone Fast
Who Censored What?
Art by Peau PorotesanoToday’s world is all about self-expression — and self-expression that gets people’s attention, whether it is the music you listen to, the way you wear your makeup or the way you talk. Social media has a huge influence on self-expression; it gives people the opportunity to post whatever they want, however they want.This accused violation … [Read more...] about Who Censored What?
Nam Knows Best: Facebook Friend PDA
There is some kind of disconnect going on in this here world. On the one hand, we don’t have time for anything. If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say “I’ve been going since [insert early time] this morning and haven’t even had time to eat,” then I would have more than enough money to buy those personalized Nike kicks that I have been secretly wanting since I … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Facebook Friend PDA
