The summer of superheroes continues with Wonder Woman! Despite DC Entertainment’s abysmal track record with last year’s Batman v. Superman and Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman has released to a fanfare of praise. People seem particularly pleased with our main heroine, a warrior who is as strong…
Democracy. It is the fickle foundation of our precarious political system. Despite its weaknesses to demagoguery and populism, it is the only political system where everyone matters equally, to which a cynic may reply: “When everyone matters, no one matters.”…
If there’s anything that all Americans can agree on politically, it’s that “the other side is wrong.” It doesn’t matter what you believe in or what makes logical sense, your side has to be right. Currently, our political opinions are so thickly…
Hacktivism is the kind of stupid word that can only come from the internet. A portmanteau of “hack” and “activism,” it traditionally refers to the act of breaking into one’s computer system for a political or social purpose. But nowadays,…
I like to visit Twitch often. Twitch is a live streaming website in which streamers (typically) play video games for thousands to watch. While the game itself is typically the main source of entertainment, users are also able to communicate with…
Written and directed by Haifaa al-Mansour, Wadjda is a landmark in many ways. It is 1) the first film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia by 2) the first female Saudi filmmaker in 3) her directorial debut. It’s a simple story told…
Asians care about status and wealth. I’m not saying this as a racist stereotype, I mean this as an ideology rooted in Confucian values. It is what it is. You might already understand this ideology–you might even rebel against it.…
Blue is the Warmest Colour is a movie about first love. And like all first loves, it is bound to end tragically. The movie even alludes to similar love stories through the books Adele reads in high school. That said, there’s…
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