There are so many things in history that simply make sense. Someone marching into battle in the cold Russian winter in hopes of a victory only to meet a crushing loss? Someone coming into power on hate-filled rhetoric against a minority only to eventually commit unimaginable atrocities against the said minority? While some historical events […]
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Neutral Milk Hotel is firmly established in the canon of indie rock through their landmark 1998 album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. Where the band hasn’t really established themselves at all is through any semblance of an online presence. No official Twitter or Instagram page exists for the band and frontman Jeff Mangum’s status […]
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In February, Black-owned feminine care brand the Honey Pot was featured in a Target commercial, where one of the brand’s founders expressed her company’s goal of “supporting Black girls.” The commercial prompted backlash with people calling the company “racist.” In retaliation of what they perceived to be a racist message, people ambushed the brand on […]
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Joy and confidence and peace are fleeting, and — candidly — pretty new for me. I would argue I didn’t really consistently hit high marks in those areas until 2019, and I didn’t successfully start taking an exhaustive inventory of my life, habits, and mindsets until just over two years ago … when I started […]
Continue readingThe Life of Sharks is a webcomic that features real facts about sharks along with witty humor—created by Christian Talbot (the writer) and Sophie Hodge (the illustrator). Mostly our comic is about the minutiae of everyday life, relationships, and emotions. We thought it would be funny to put those things into the mouths of fish […]
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FaZe Clan has suspended one of its top Fortnite players, FaZe Dubs, after the teenager yelled out a racial slur during a recent stream. Now, FaZe Dubs is begging for forgiveness online, and other members of the community have given their takes on the controversy. But everybody seems embarrassed by the actions of Dubs, whose […]
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1. Since I’ve become a full-time freelancer, I’ve made quite a few sales. My car, my house, my clothes… 2. What type of blood does a proofreader have? Type O. 3. Excited by a friend’s first story sale, one asks what she’s going to buy with the money. She shrugs. “I don’t know, a candy […]
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Company culture can mean something different to everyone, depending on which company you’re talking to. With some of the world’s top companies leading the way, there has been a lot more discussion around what exactly company culture is and what value it has. We’re going to take a look at some of the more meaningful […]
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Barnes and Noble has canceled its plans to rerelease classic books with covers that reimagine white characters as people of color. Publishers Weekly ran a story on Feb. 5, detailing a New York City location’s plans to sell refreshed editions of 12 classics, like Romeo and Juliet, Frankenstein, and Moby Dick. The twist? These covers […]
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Writer and activist Camila María Concepción, best known for her work on Netflix’s Gentefied and Daybreak, has died by suicide at 28 years old, Variety reports. Concepción fought for the representation of transgender women of color both in front of and behind the camera, according to friends and colleagues. She was a California native and […]
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