fem·i·nism (noun): the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. The big F-word has been a hot topic for a long time now, but feminism has garnered an even stronger spotlight in the…
Habitation for the Global Village!
In response to an influx of refugees from Syria, the International corporation of Ikea has pooled resources, research and survey work with the UN’s to design, produce and donate sturdy camp homes to the newly-homeless refugees. This article includes a blueprint of…
The Current State of Feminism–As Told by Beyonce
This past Sunday was one of the biggest nights in pop culture—the MTV Video Music Awards. The coveted list of performers for this award show slowly grew as this event approached, and it wasn’t until the early weeks of…
Tweet Causes a Change In Plans
There is always the question of how powerful social media can be; in John Smedley’s case it can be very powerful. Smedley is the online entertainment producer for Sony, and only a few days ago flight 362 was diverted due to a…
Expressing Sorrow Via Media
Robin Williams, he was an American actor and comedian. I first knew this great actor and comedian through a great movie Dead Poet Society (1989). I became a fan of Robin Williams as I watched the movie, Patch Adams (1998)…
Can Digitized Circulation Preserve Traditions?
Hafez notes that even though technology would allow media to flow across national borders, it still tends to flow within cultural groups. Since music is statistically the thing that crosses cultural borders most frequently, I am going to write about…
The Sin of Internet
We all get them and we all hate them; yes, I’m talking about pop-up ads. These ads never fail to annoy you and even give you viruses, and recently their creator Ethan Zuckerman even apologized for this plague he brought upon…
Twerk Culture: Good or Bad?
According to the Oxford Dictionary, twerking is an act where an individual, usually a female, “dance[s] to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance.” Said to originate from African descent, the…
Louisville Purge
If you have seen the movie, “The Purge” or the sequel “The Purge: Anarchy”, a real life purge was initiated on August 15th in Louisville, Kentucky. Early last week, a unidentified teenager mass spread on Twitter a real life purge…
Islamic State Terrorism
On Tuesday, August 19th the Islamic State released a video (link below) of its soldiers killing and beheading American journalist James Foley. These radicals are believed to have other U.S. citizens captured and held hostage also. In response to this…