Apple’s new commercial shows an array of artistic objects crushed under the pressure of a mechanical compactor. The crushing strength of the compactor slowly presses against paint buckets, musical instruments, sketchbooks, journals, sculptures, recording sets, and camera lenses. Each object collapses under the weight of the compactor as they are
Throughout high school, it felt like something new was happening every day. One week, a famous TikToker was being canceled for racist tweets; the next, a TikTok dance trend appeared, and everyone rushed to recreate it. Some weeks, the buzz was about the latest trending lip gloss—one of the dozens
In the darkness of my room, I found myself stuck in bed frozen with my face illuminated by the light of the screen on my phone. I scrolled on TikTok, watching endless amounts of videos, from short ones about book recommendations, to longer ones about new fashion trends. Before I
Trad Wife. This phrase has been the subject of much controversy on social media platforms, with the recent controversies surrounding influencers such as Ballerina Farm, a woman who makes content about her life as a “traditional” stay at home mother of eight children. A Trad Wife can be explained as
While running my reading group, it became clear to me that my leadership of the group was key to its success for the fall semester. I realized I could use my power as the leader of the group to help us strive for success like a professor would do. I