capitalism
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Dialogue and Opinion
The Revolution Won’t Liberate You, but a Nose Job Will
This framing of plastic surgery is a ploy to make these cosmetic alterations increasingly marketable and acceptable — even encouraged…
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Arts and Creative
The Natural World as Property
“It almost felt like we were wandering amidst a graveyard. The large houses may as well have been tombstones, to…
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Politics
American Capitalism Enables its Citizens to Hate the Unhoused
"A majority of Americans have misguided views of unhoused communities, ranging from neglect to cruel dehumanization. This is not a…
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Arts and Creative
Eleanor Catton’s Shakespearean Climate Tragedy
“With exacting, biting examination of each character’s thought processes, Catton lays bare each of the hypocrisies and false-truths they tell…
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You Are What You Scroll: From TikTok Brainrot to Digital Realities
“We’ve all felt it: the dopamine of each TikTok hitting us again and again, almost immediately followed by the enthusiasm…
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Entertainment
“Squid Game: The Challenge” & The Game of Life under Capitalism
The underlying messages of commodification and desensitization embedded within "Squid Game: The Challenge" stand in stark contrast to the conclusion…
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Entertainment
The Paradox of Escapism
“America’s Next Top Model" might make me momentarily forget about my misfortunes, but [it] is cheap, it is exploitation, it…
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Dialogue and Opinion
The De-sexification of the Green M&M
We mourn the loss of boots and also the loss of accountability for substandard business actions.
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Entertainment
Casual Posting on Instagram Isn’t Actually Casual
In recent years, the Instagram community has collectively decided to reject this formal style and instead attempt to return to…
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Entertainment
The Spectacle of “Selling Sunset”
The “Selling Sunset” realm is composed of a class which gets to claim immunity to the economic implications of COVID…
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