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Movie Review: Wicked

Movie Review: Wicked

With over 100,000 hours of vocal performance, Italian pop singer Ariana Grande and Black, British thespian Cynthia Erivo are like the sun, pulling in the entire solar system of the theatre industry to watch Universal Pictures’ adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s 1995 book Wicked, based on L. Frank Baum’

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The rise of book bans: Should children be allowed to read books about trauma and PTSD?

The rise of book bans: Should children be allowed to read books about trauma and PTSD?

When evaluating the effectiveness of book bans, we must consider the cognitive differences between children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and those without.  According to Emily Knox, an associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a book ban is censorship. Knox argues that the term 'banned&

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The digital milieu might be increasing trauma porn

The digital milieu might be increasing trauma porn

Trigger warning: Violence, suicide Trauma porn is a byproduct of the digital milieu’s constant production of perfectionism. The acceleration of mediocre content creators swarmed by unmerited adoration on platforms, like TikTok appears to be a global call for immediate desirability without pedantry, honour and hard work.  One might argue

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Exploring the perils of dating older men: Leonardo DiCaprio’s fascination with younger women

Exploring the perils of dating older men: Leonardo DiCaprio’s fascination with younger women

Leonardo DiCaprio’s favouritism towards women 25 years old and under shows his peculiar attachment to his youth. The DiCaprio name is not about Leonardo himself — instead, we associate it with fame, social credibility and infinite access to exclusive resources. DiCaprio’s name mends his perceived undesirability and arguably predatory

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