Jack-o'-lanterns to jingle bells: Why I'm waiting to celebrate Christmas
Quick reminder for those of you who seem a touch confused: It is the first week of November… We are almost two entire months away from Christmas. Please — turn off the carols.
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Quick reminder for those of you who seem a touch confused: It is the first week of November… We are almost two entire months away from Christmas. Please — turn off the carols.
Today’s parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents can’t figure out what’s wrong with us “youngsters;” they don’t understand why we can’t just work as hard as they always have. They think we’re too entitled, excursive and elated, and not grateful, grounded or goal-oriented enough.
I get it, it’s been a long night, and you made the responsible decision not to drive yourself out to Mill Avenue, but it’s really late, and the bars are closing. How are you going to get home? Roommates? No, they're asleep. Mom? No… She doesn’t need to see you like this.
Advertising is an essential piece of worldwide business success, but in an attempt to reach the broadest audiences, companies like Nike have lost the way.
What a time to be alive. In times of radicalism in all aspects of society and pop culture, it seems as if all advocates are desperately reaching for recognition to change the world.
It all began with Jonathan Swift and his not-so-modest proposal. The country is in a famine? Let’s eat the kids. Was he serious? Obviously not — but many people of his time thought he was, and that my friends, was OK.
Satire is a literary strategy often exercised by the greatest, most intelligent writers. Unfortunately, the standard does not extend into the world of Cassidy Boon. A self-proclaimed satirist of feminism, Boon’s latest attempt at “shedding light” on rape culture and feminism may have gone too far.
Facebook released its plans for an “alternative to the like button” Tuesday. Upon hearing the news, I was ready to hit a dislike button — really, Zuckerberg, a dislike button? I could not believe that a man credited with globally uniting people was actually going to give his audience an option to tear one another apart.
Having lived in the suburbs of Phoenix for most of my life, I haven't been exposed to a lot of crime. I haven't even witnessed petty crimes of theft or vandalism, and, until recently, considered most of Arizona to be a relatively harmonious place in comparison to many states. However, the events occurring over the last three weeks on the Interstate-10 have tainted my feeling of safety in this place we all call home.
They say social media has ruined our generation; that Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr have taken over our lives and occupied all of our valuable time.
Young people are trapped in a society where “I’m simply not interested,” isn’t an acceptable answer. Most people in "Generation seX" — also known as our current generation — might ask, “What's wrong with you?”
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