Reality TV: The Illusion of Real
Where does the “real” stop and the “fake” begin? Reality TV is a defining facet of our era.…
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The anatomy of a girlboss scammer
The fraudulent feminist and fashion icon that is Anna Delvey If you know about the story of Anna…
Kanye West and the mental illness of the rich and famous
How should we support someone struggling as the world’s watching Over the past two weeks, Ye’s (born…
Netflix and Chappelle can’t play harmless
Whether they like it or not, media has always been influential In 2021, it feels strange to still…
Netflix’s dating shows have a sex problem
The streaming service’s roster promises raunchiness but delivers an antiquated scolding Since the start of the pandemic, Netflix…
Google vs. Australia: the first battle for the future of the internet
Google threatens to remove its search engine from Australia It’s no secret that traditional news media has been…
Brave New World and our dystopian society
Critical masterpiece Brave New World by Aldous Huxley outlines the components of a complicit society — one of…
COVID-19: reality or over-exaggeration?
It seems as though most people want to know what is happening where they live concerning COVID-19. In…
Innate Islamophobia is Everywhere
The portrayal of Islam in movies and on TV is, to say the least, tricky. Spanish hit-series Élite…
How drug use and addiction is covered by media
When I was a kid, I was told not to do drugs and the conversation ended there. If…
Climate change in the context of mental health
As an avid consumer of media, the knot in my stomach continues to tighten every time I see…
Climate change ads as partisan activities?
As we come to the end of a summer with some of the highest recorded temperatures, Elections Canada’s…