Social Media Bans Are About More Than Just Free Speech
Last Monday, following over a month in exile after being dropped from Amazon Web Services, Google’s Play Store, and Apple’s App Store, the
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Opinion
Musings from the Museum: Lost Connection
COVID-19 rendered school too unsafe. So I tuned in virtually. But this week even our screens went black as Texas battled a crisis.
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Generalizations About Homeless Prove Harmful, Undermine Housing Crisis in California
California, the golden state. Residence in the state is a daydream: consistently bright skies, perfect weather, and a million and one attractions. That’s
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Status Update: Short Term Marriages May Save Your Relationship
Society has an unusual obsession with the infinite and eternal that manifests in certain ideas or institutions. Many of us believe in the
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Media Romances Skew Real-World Relationship Standards
From Alex Russo and her werewolf boyfriend to Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd, we are constantly exposed to “perfectly happy” relationships. From a
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Sexist Double Standards Take Center Stage at Super Bowl Half Time Show
Over the past few days, I’ve found myself double-tapping a lot of Weeknd memes. While I definitely got a good laugh out of
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Queer Stories Should be Told by Queer Actors
In recent years, LGBTQ+ representation in the media has been on the rise. Of the 118 movies GLAAD examined from the major studios
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Musings from the Museum: Our Guiding Lights Are Flickering Out
Another week of ours, another week in history. This past week, we marveled at the resolve of school-shooting survivor David Hogg as he
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Whose Street is Wall Street?
If there is anything that the ongoing pandemic, the unusually fraught transfer of power, a generational economic crisis, and a refreshed reckoning with
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Your Weekend Brunch Can Wait: Despite Removal of Stay-at-Home Orders, COVID-19 Still Runs Rampant in California
Last week, despite COVID-19’s continued prevalence across the state, Governor Gavin Newsom lifted California’s stay-at-home orders, allowing for outdoor dining and beauty salons,
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