My reasoning may blow your mind. See what I did there? With my seductive and bombastic title, such as –This is just an article, but what happens next will make you wish you were never born. Deny it all you want, but our social media sites have become graveyards for links to quiz results and material that was on Reddit two years ago. I’m all for reading "21 Questions Asian … [Read more...] about Social Media isn’t Social
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YouTube copyright rules limit gamers
Art by Brooke MuschottFor at least six years now, I’ve been a subscriber to a number of gaming channels on YouTube. The gaming channels take many forms. What most of them have in common is that they involve the creator posting footage of his or her gameplay with a specific video game. As a gamer, watching a video game play out was fairly entertaining. However, many of … [Read more...] about YouTube copyright rules limit gamers
Surf culture calls to all walks of life
Think of the word, “surf.” What most predictably follows that word in your mind? There is a reason why the stereotype of being a “surf bum” exists more prevalently than that of being a “surf doctor” or “surf lawyer.” Surfing is time-consuming, and in a lot of cases, exclusive. Many people associated with surfing pick up a bad … [Read more...] about Surf culture calls to all walks of life
Venezuelan students fight for freedom
Art by Sacha IrickAs he stood at the base of a statue of Latin-American revolutionary hero, Jose Marti, in a plaza at the heart of Venezuela’s capital city, Caracas, Leopoldo Lopez announced last Tuesday that he would surrender to the authorities. Thousands of supporters dressed in white surrounded him in support as he handed himself in to the National Guard. Lopez has … [Read more...] about Venezuelan students fight for freedom
Think first, speak second, be considerate
Everyone has heard it at some point: “I hate political correctness.” Usually it’s intertwined with an anti-censorship, pro-freedom of speech rhetoric to truly villainize people who are just too “PC.” In reality, to be PC is to take into account how one’s words can and do affect other people in often irreparable ways. Surely freedom of speech … [Read more...] about Think first, speak second, be considerate