With peak hiking season just around the corner, many people seek the adventures of the outdoors. Maine is an excellent place for that, with an abundance of parks and trails, and it […]
The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay
Portfolio Day at MECA&D
Job interviews and presentations can cause anxiety for many. For me, it was Portfolio Day at the Maine College of Art and Design (MECA&D). I am a Communications and New Media major, and it is my last semester at SMCC. Communications and New Media students are required to take a class called senior portfolio in their final semester. Senior portfolio covers the production of an effective portfolio displaying the specific skills of each student, and the skills required to move forward in a career. On April 13th, several other Communications and New Media students and I had the opportunity to showcase our portfolios at MECA&D.
The Writers’ Strike and How It’s Affecting the Entertainment Industry
Have you wondered why television channels are not playing a new episode of your favorite show? The recent writers’ strike is the reason behind this. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is currently on strike in California and New York. Thousands of WGA writers have been out on picket lines, chanting and waving signs outside studios. Citizens are standing in unity with the writers and have even blocked production sets.
Goodbye Teenage Fever, Hello Adulthood
Youth Adultification and The Erasure of Teenagehood Is it the lack of representation in the tween/teen market? Girls as young as 11 are no longer interested in the different phases of growing […]
OnlyFans Explained: The Adult Film Takeover
How OnlyFans is dominating the sex industry without even trying OnlyFans is a platform where people are free to post exclusive content. Anyone is free to subscribe and creators charge a monthly […]
TikTok: We Have a Problem, and It’s Not in Houston
TikTok May or May Not Be a Threat To the Masses By now the whole world is familiar with TikTok, a social media app that’s been making its rounds through everyone’s phone […]
Social Media Has Changed the Game for Human-Traffickers
This is how Mainers are staying safe on the streets Maine is statistically numbered one of the safest states to live in in the U.S., and yet we have few ways to […]
Is Rap Music the Enemy or the Hero
Why young audiences flock to hip-hop music Hip-hop has always been controversial. Many say that’s the appeal and true art has no boundaries. Others think it promotes a culture of toxic ideologies […]
Indie Films Debuting at 13th Annual Maine Mayhem Film Festival
Film-making is an art form that doesn’t get to stretch its legs too much up here in Maine. Thanks to the Maine Mayhem Festival, however, there will be a spotlight on some […]
Inside The Mind Of John Joseph Joubert IV: Part Two
Content Warning: Murder, graphic language {not swearing}, death of children, disturbing subjects which may not be suitable for some viewers, viewer discretion is advised… On December 2, 1983, 12- year old Christopher […]
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