Star Power, Black Power, and the Limits of Celebrity Activism Teresa Tolo Jul 4, 2020 Fans should put less focus on their favourite celebrities and instead open their ears, hearts, and minds to the…
How to Escape Our Technology-Induced Trance Anna Beebe Apr 13, 2020 A fascinating conversation with Professor Samuele Collu of McGill University’s Anthropology Department on our use…
The Silent War: How the U.S. Media Failed Yemen Triumph Kerins Jan 28, 2020 The U.S. media has spent most of its energy covering domestic political intrigue: potential corruption, unseemly…
Unmasking the Alt-Right: Real-World Implications of a Virtual Movement Lila Mooney Dec 12, 2019 We have seen too often that radicalization in the virtual world can lead to real-world violence; we have seen…
Selling the Iraq War Luca Brown Apr 10, 2018 March 20th 2018 marked the fifteenth anniversary of perhaps the most controversial and consequential armed conflict…
The Facts and the Furious: A New Era of Journalism in Donald Trump’s America Maddie Clark Jan 20, 2018 “Fake news” - the term has graced news feeds and dominated headlines nearly every day for the past year, becoming a…
Good Intentions Francesca Wallace Sep 8, 2017 Progressive social change is a grand illusion that can be reduced to debates on the right of free speech. When…
Tilting at Windmills: The Fourth Estate in 2017 Benjamin Aloi May 24, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_i9fw43Moo Consider the above monologue from Aaron Sorkin’s short-lived The…
Tell Us the Truth Mr. Trump Emily Hunt May 24, 2017 On January 21st of this year, Sean Spicer deliberately lied when discussing the audience present at President…
British Representation In Film Has Failed Its Society Jasmine Lee Mar 20, 2017 At the beginning of March, critically acclaimed actor and musician Riz Ahmed (from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and…