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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 up into a young woman today. From fashion to cosmetics and music interests, the young girls of today don’t care for Disney channel… Read more
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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 fee of $4.99 for their service. In terms of what the app is like, think YouTube patreon meets Twitter. Content creators are free… Read more
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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 screens. The app was established in 2016 but rose to fame in 2020 when the pandemic hit and has been on top since.… Read more
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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 protect those who are susceptible to becoming victims about the serious matter of sex trafficking in the state. According to statistics conducted in… Read more
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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 including misogyny, violence, and degeneracy. When breaking down the influence of rap music and artists who helped push the culture to where it… Read more
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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 of the local film-making talent. Maine Mayhem is a yearly film festival in its 13th year. This festival is participated in by second-year… Read more
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