by Samantha Woodruff




Sports betting and gambling have increasingly garnered criticism due to the increasing number of instances of younger people joining in and doing harm to their lives. Due to this increased awareness, debates around the complete ban on sports betting are ongoing. Additionally, many have turned their eyes to other sports-affiliated...
Wisconsin’s Democratic primary has resulted in a huge loss for the progressives following Francesca Hong’s defeat. While this has resulted in a massive wave of discussion within progressive spaces online, many believe that this loss was a much-needed wake-up call for the party. There has been a large schism that...
Christopher Nolan’s newest blockbuster film, The Odyssey, hit theaters on July 17th, 2026, to massive financial success and strongly positive ratings. The Odyssey marks the thirteenth film directed by Christopher Nolan and is set to be another cinema hit on his list, which includes Oppenheimer, Inception, and The Dark Knight...
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a 2,000-Broadway-ticket lottery for the city’s high schoolers on Thursday morning. The program is in partnership with the Theatre Development Fund (TDF). It is part of the Mamdani administration’s goal to connect young New Yorkers with easily accessible programming around the city. Seven...
K-pop has cemented itself as a significant part of the industry in the past decade, garnering a fanbase of millions globally. That said, many are wondering which other region-specific music industry will get its international breakthrough. Many point to Japan, and there are already embers of that possibility happening. Unfortunately,...
So you are in you are a teenager and it’s the 90s and you are sitting on your couch watching Friends. You see all the crazy things they get into, and how they can just take off work to go to the beach, or London for a week and nobody...
Governments do a lot to help pregnant women, poor families and even people who are too disabled to work be able to have the funds to survive. What they don’t do though, is enough for adults with autism, adhd or other neurodivergent conditions. Not only do we need doctors who...
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