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The Independent Animation Space Has a Crab Bucket Mentality

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Has Sports Betting Forever Changed How Sports is Viewed By Fans?

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What Growing Up With Neurofibromatosis Taught Me About Body Image

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Could Prescribed Makeup Become Commonplace In The Near Future?

The Independent Animation Space Has a Crab Bucket Mentality

By Caitlyn Taylor
- Wednesday, September 2, 2026

The independent animation space has made some significant strides in recent years. Projects like Hazbin Hotel, Helluvaboss, and the Amazing Digital Circus, all of which got their start online, have managed to garner success on the mainstream, gain a global audience, and even be hosted on popular streaming sites like...

Sports

Has Sports Betting Forever Changed How Sports is Viewed By Fans?

By KorDale Jackson-Powell
- Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Increasing finances is something in a growing and inflated economy that has become more and more important as time goes on. In this world, money has become everything and is needed for anything. Most people work jobs and have careers in which they trade their talents and time for money,...

Health and Wellness

What Growing Up With Neurofibromatosis Taught Me About Body Image

By Kelsey Iffert
- Wednesday, September 2, 2026

I remember sitting in health class as a 6th grader and minding my own business when this boy sitting next to me started making a scene. He started pointing at my spots and saying that I didn’t take showers and that my spots were dirt. After that day, I was...

Beauty

Could Prescribed Makeup Become Commonplace In The Near Future?

By Caitlyn Taylor
- Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Changes are occurring across industries in recent years, and the beauty industry is no different. Within Western beauty markets, the popularity of Korean beauty and other holistic beauty practices is leading to trends that intertwine beauty and health. Now more than ever, there’s been an increased focus on getting health...

Politics

Hyper Politics and How It Has Taken Over Society and Social Media As a Whole

By KorDale Jackson-Powell
- Wednesday, September 2, 2026

There was a point in the history of the world where the idea of politics and having the power to change the landscape of the society and community you lived in was only granted to those in positions of power and status. Royals and nobles were the only ones in...

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14 NYPD ESU Officers Honored at 9/11 Memorial Wall Rededication

By Kelsey Iffert
- Wednesday, September 2, 2026

It’s been a quarter century since the Sept 11th, 2001 terror attacks and the NYPD is making sure the heroes of that day, who ran to the danger, are never forgotten. Several of the Emergency Service Unit were honored Tuesday with a newly rededicated memorial wall at Floyd Bennett Field...

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Top 5 Local Events For September 2026

By Zach Viera
- Tuesday, September 1, 2026

1. The Richmond County Fair The Richmond County Fair is a three-day festival from September 5th to September 7th, 2026, 12- 8 p.m. each day. Since 1980, the Historic Richmond Town organization has been hosting a “people’s gala” to educate the people and showcase the history of Richmond County. The...