By Devin Dubon With the Academy Awards, which were held on March 4, came its expected share of controversy. This year’s Oscars hit record low ratings, with only 26.5 million people tuning in—a dramatic 20% drop from the previous record low. This was despite the many attempts made by the Academy to increase an already…
By Dru Barcelo The “best boyband since one direction,” the hip-hop conglomerate born out of the heart of Brockhampton, Texas dropped their third and final installment of their album trilogy “SATURATION” within the same six month period. Brockhampton, an eight-man team, is the first in history to drop three albums in the same year, doing…
by Maria Vasquez @clairel0ves It’s summer and we’re in Miami. The best thing to do is take advantage of all the awesome things going on right here. What’s even better? Most of them are FREE. Here is a list of mostly free upcoming events: June 26th Town of Miami Lakes Summer Board Game Night “Sponsored by…
By Kaitlyn Pujols If you happened to be scrolling through your social media January 20th you would know that President Obama delivered his state of the union address. In this speech Obama did his fair share of cherry picking facts and exaggerating to shed a better light on his presidency. The fact that “more than…
by Julissa Higgins Though personally acting a little too creepy for my taste in her new music video “Blank Space,” Taylor Swift successfully portrays the stereotype of the crazy-girlfriend, poking fun at how the media portrays her and so many other women who “obsess over the guys they’re dating.” In an interview with Yahoo music…
By Stephanie Brito On 9/11, almost 3,000 people died as a result of a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. It was the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. 9/11 struck a chord with each and every American and continues to fuel dialogue about how to treat terrorists. Briefly after 9/11, George W. Bush, president at…
One of the last images drawn by Charlie Hebdo’s editor, Charb, satirizing Muslim terrorists. By Christian Steiner Charlie Hebdo is a satirical magazine that makes fun of Christians, Jews, Muslims and themselves. Two extremists entered the building of the magazine company in Paris, France and open fired on those inside; it cost 12 employees their…
By Rachel Rnoh You frantically tear open the wrapping paper, excited to see what goodness lies inside that box. And then, you see the gift. “Ew! You got me socks” is probably what you are thinking in your head. Instead, you are probably going to just forcefully show your teeth and say thank you. We’ve…
By Julissa Higgins The holidays are about more than just gifts but everyone likes receiving them and it’s a good idea to give back to those people you appreciate. So if you are a last-minute gift shopper or simply want to make something from scratch, follow these instructions for making cute holiday gifts.
Picture it: We wake up and immediately tiptoe underneath the Christmas tree with our families to unbox the newest iPhone 6 or the latest Taylor Swift album or the Dolce Gabbana cologne we asked for twelve months ago. It happens every year on December 25th; most of us have been doing this for the past…