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Loopholes The Rich Use to Avoid Paying Their Share
by Kate Brunotts I don’t know if you’ve seen the movie The Laundromat on Netflix, but I’m not sure I’d recommend it. As it turns out, even if the darling Meryl Streep serves as the main actor, a movie can still fall short. However, regardless of the totally unqualified film
5 Funny, Freaky NYC Halloween Events for Funny Freaks
by Hannah Harkness In a city seemingly being consumed by Duane Reades where the mayor is currently shaking his fist at the Lower East Side going “you kids keep that racket down”, it may seem like your unique options for Halloween week are dwindling. Obviously not gone-we’re still at the
I Need To Get Real With You for a Minute
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Is He “The One” or Is He Just Not Aggressively Toxic?
by Laurie Riihimaki Let’s be real – it’s a challenge to tell if the guy you’ve been fucking on a regular basis is really your Prince Charming or if he’s just an average person in a world full of toxic narcissistic assholes. Like, how are you supposed to tell if
On Top of Being Offensive, the Mass Shooting Hoodies Were a Rip-off
by Kattoo King This year during New York Fashion Week, a streetwear brand called Bstroy showed their fifth collection inspired by the current epidemic of mass shootings. The show featured T-shirts printed with “Bstroy Combat School’ models with latex bullet wounds, and the now infamous school shooting hoodies. These hoodies
America’s Re-Branding of an Addiction to Work
by Kate Brunotts Working 40 hours a week on its own is no longer enough. If you’re not juggling a full-time job, maintaining an impressive social schedule, and working on your side hustles in your fleeting spare time, you’re downright lazy in the eyes of America. Sure, ambition and hustle
How Booze Helped Britain Conquer a Quarter of the World
by Charles Irwell As a people, we Britons are stereotyped according to our drinking habits. This usually falls into the twee joshing about tea, as Americans love to remind us with teeth-grinding regularity. However, it is no exaggeration to say that the British love of alcohol is fabric-of-the-nation stuff. But,
The Way the Media Handled “Joker” was Irresponsible
by Jonas Barnes This last weekend, I went and saw “Joker” in theaters. I’d been looking forward to this film since the announcement was made from director Todd Phillips that he had cast Joaquin Phoenix to done the iconic greasepaint of The Clown Prince of Crime. I was even more
The Commodification of Self-Care: What It Is and What It Isn’t
By Kate Harveston The revolution won’t be televised. It will be commodified — probably by Nike and Pepsi. However, the McResistance isn’t the only thing being appropriated and commodified. It’s everything else under the sun, too. Take the concept of self-care. It’s a well-intentioned phrase that a million Instagram hashtags