2023 album of the year award winner, Harry Styles, is receiving backlash after his speech at the Grammys on February 12th 2023. VALERIE MACON/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES After the Grammys award show, this previous week, Harry Styles is receiving backlash for the speech he gave after winning “Album Of The Year.” Many viewers already had … Continue reading Is This The End For Harry Styles?!?
Month: February 2023
“Satanic panic” caused by Grammy performance
Award-winning musician Sam Smith has received massive backlash over their performance at this year's Grammy awards. https://www.instagram.com/p/CoflnmegxJs/ Video of the performance posted by the Grammy's official Instagram account Soon after the performance, article after article and social media post after social media post were posted against it. It seemed like I couldn't escape it. I'll … Continue reading “Satanic panic” caused by Grammy performance
What Does Congress do that We Don’t hear about?
Every other week when you flip on the nightly news or look through the articles on your favorite news site you'll see an article about legislation making the rounds through congress that will either be labeled as "radical" and "extremist" or "the greatest thing since sliced bread". What version you hear will most often depend … Continue reading What Does Congress do that We Don’t hear about?
Repetitive Devasting Media Negatively Effect Americans
Devastating news is being portrayed on television around the clock everyday through the form of television media. This news is later passed on through word of mouth, but it gets skewed by the opinions of the news consumer. Boston Bombing memorial service By Sarah Nichols Via Wikimedia Commons The Devastating Media Portrayed on the News … Continue reading Repetitive Devasting Media Negatively Effect Americans
Syria and Turkey Earthquake: Nations in Shambles
Jesse Marshall Feb. 21st, 2023 Turkey and Syria Earthquake, Dreamstime Devastation hit Turkey and Syria through a catastropic earthquake in the early morning of Monday, Febuary 6th, causing irreparable damage in both. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said, " 45 countries had offered to help the search and rescue efforts"(Reuters). Rescues have been underway for some time now, … Continue reading Syria and Turkey Earthquake: Nations in Shambles
Desensitization to Devastating News in Social Media
Is Social Media The Cause of desensitization, or are WE? In the 21st century, the negative influence of social media is everywhere, all the time. Open any social media app and after a few clicks between Instagram posts, or a couple minutes spent scrolling down the TikTok explore page you have been exposed to the … Continue reading Desensitization to Devastating News in Social Media
The Ohio Train Derailment: How will the chemicals affect the people there?
On February 3rd 2023 a train owned by Norfolk Southern Railway with toxic chemicals was derailed in Ohio. (Picture of a train as all current pictures of the accident are exclusive and expensive) According to NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board), there were a total of "38 rail cars derailed and a fire ensued which damaged … Continue reading The Ohio Train Derailment: How will the chemicals affect the people there?
How to Spot a Troll
There are liars all over the internet, and sometimes it can be difficult to parse through everything you see online and determine what is fact and what is fiction. People participate in an act the internet has dubbed "trolling", where they purposefully spread misinformation for the sake of their amusement. Browsers of the web might … Continue reading How to Spot a Troll
A Satanic Song: Kim Petras and Sam Smith “Unholy” performance
“Unholy” was released on september 22, 2022; Now three months later Kim Petras and Sam Smith are facing severe Federal Communications Company complaints after their winning Grammy performance. Petras released her first single in 2017 and since then her following has increased and she's gained fame, for not only her catchy songs but also for … Continue reading A Satanic Song: Kim Petras and Sam Smith “Unholy” performance
Religious Advertisement Controversy; “Love Your Enemies”
The second most engaged advertisement aired during the televised Super Bowl LVII event, according to CBN News, promoted Jesus and was by the Christian religious campaign organization, “He Gets Us”. The sixty second advert, which reportedly cost the advertising agency Haven a total of $20 million, stirred major controversy after its airing. Most notably in … Continue reading Religious Advertisement Controversy; “Love Your Enemies”