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ESPN's passionate love affair with Johnny Football

Blatant disregard for journalism and a passion for sensationalism are running rampant in Bristol.

By Ryan Clarke | August 20, 2014

Ferguson presents opportunity to mend relations between police, Black demographic

African Americans carry a historical resentment towards law enforcement, and Brown’s alleged actions preceding his death are merely a side effect of this distrust.

| August 20, 2014

An end to social media mourning

I do not mean any disrespect to those who choose to mourn publicly on social media, but I simply ask that you consider what your purpose for doing so is.

By Ryan Lynch | August 20, 2014

Are the arts making you crazy, or is the crazy making the art?

Let's view art as the healing process, not the bullet.

By Jessica Fletcher | August 20, 2014

Click me!

What one newspaper's transition to digital says about the changing content in news today.

| July 30, 2014

via Warwick Rowers twitter (@naked_rowers)

Sex sells, for charity this time

It's not the charity that's the selling point, and that's the problem.

By Micaela Rodriguez | July 30, 2014

Dear NFL: Stop condoning domestic violence

The NFL extended its middle finger to women everywhere: Using drugs is unacceptable, but abusing you is OK.

| July 30, 2014

A love note to franchise models and salary caps

Unless there are some changes made in the structure of professional soccer in Europe, I think I'll stick with basketball.

| July 25, 2014

Sometimes, photography objectifies those we want to help

People go abroad to help and end up taking semi-colonial attitudes with them.

| July 24, 2014

How Facebook has become too hard to leave, and why that should worry us all

Nick Briz's Revolutionary video essay, "How To/Why Leave Facebook," gives users the capacity to leave the site, but what's holding us all back?

By Jordan Bohannon | July 24, 2014

Horror films scare audiences with fear of predictabilty

I don't need to hit the big screen to see the same stereotypical story with a limited goal of just scaring the heck out of audiences.

| July 23, 2014

Hardy Arizonans can overcome drought predictions

There seems to be a weird commitment by human beings to just continue to live even in the midst of so many horrifying and intractable problems.

| July 17, 2014

Socially inept social media

Disguising intolerance as a "joke" is a joke within itself.

By Micaela Rodriguez | July 16, 2014

How to trick readers into tricking children

A publication as respectable (and as read) as The Atlantic should be above clickbait in the first place, especially clickbait that encourages tricking children.

| July 11, 2014

Am I in church? No? Then stop preachin'

The world has a far greater shortage of people who take responsibility for themselves and the way they treat others than people who speak out against injustices.

| July 11, 2014

Social media stands up to bad body trends

These sites realize they have a great influence over their users and are now using that inspiration to encourage positive thoughts and behaviors.

By Becca Smouse | July 10, 2014

#menpr doesn't show menace in our mediated masculinity

If you're not supporting the program's call for things like drills or grills, you're made to feel like a jerk by saying that your favorite quilt makes you feel manly.

| July 9, 2014

Three candidates for Arizona office who'll raise your ire

If John Huppenthal thinks that Planned Parenthood started a genocide, I'd want to know.

| June 26, 2014

The millennial generation clings to its childhood

Instead of reflecting on the far-too-recent past, it’s time to focus on getting back to the future.

By Micaela Rodriguez | June 25, 2014

More than just a party school

It’s a refreshing reminder to hear about those who are also pursuing a higher education as they go through a completely different type of college experience than myself.

By Becca Smouse | June 19, 2014

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