History for Dummies: Aguirre
The year is 1560. We’re in Lima, Peru. Lope de Aguirre is on an expedition down the Amazon in search of El Dorado, the City of Gold, led by a man named Ursua. These two and some 400 ex-cons head down river through the Amazon. Crime 1: Only two months in, Aguirre convinces the men […]
Deconstructing Disney
This column mentions content that may be upsetting for some readers, such as kidnapping, violence, and rape. Proceed with caution. This is the first installment of a series of columns. I aim to take the polished, sanitized versions of the stories and events that Disney adapted and discuss their origins. The first film is Pocahontas. […]
Nexus Book Club
Nella Larsen’s Passing is a compact, deeply nuanced novella first published in 1929, set in the vibrant context of Harlem Renaissance New York. The novel explores the intertwined lives of Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry, light-skinned Black women who navigate the complexities of race, identity, and societal acceptance in early twentieth-century America. At its core, […]
The Capitalisation of Connection
By Jennifer Ryan As a music student, I’m self-aware enough to know that getting a job in my field is hard, if not impossible. So, recently thinking about my future, I did what most “hot” people on the internet do, and decided I would consider starting Onlyfans. I came up with a porn name, researched […]
A Warm-Hearted Psychopath
By Chloe Caddy The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, has passed away this month. This was not on my 2025 bingo card, that’s for sure. Whether you grew up on 80’s rock, like me, or disagree with the message from the genre, I think it’s safe to say, there is a global respect that needs […]
Ranked by Ruby: Smosh Eras
I’m a huge fan of Smosh. After entering the fandom following the demise of Defy, I quickly grew to love the eclectic energy the cast, content, and channels oozed. All eras of Smosh immediately appealed to me for different reasons. Old Smosh defined the early YouTube scene, creating edgy, outlandish content that reeked of […]
The Perfect Accompaniment to a Beheading
Don’t get me wrong, I’m an avid horror fan and you can always find me curled up at night with any terrifying movie I can find, but have we as a society been a little overexposed to the genre? It’s easy to forget what we’re exposed to on a daily basis when it’s considered ‘normal’, […]
Anime and it’s Rise into the Mainstream
Anime. Once considered a pervert’s haven and socially unaccepted in the West… (Lowkey depending on where you look still is, looking at you, Jobless Reincarnation fans), Has evolved past its stigma to mainstream relevance and prevalence. But how did a median so differentiated from Western culture end up so intertwined with its populace? Anime always […]
The Apathy Epidemic (And Why You Should Give a Shit)
No one gives a fuck. Why does no one give a fuck? There’s so much to give a fuck about! We’re all too occupied with faster, cheaper, richer, easier. There’s a reason why the nonchalant boyfriend trope has been the butt of the joke recently. It’s embarrassing. We’ve been made to believe that sincerity […]
History 4 Dummies
What’s the deal with WW1? Alright so there’s this loser called Gavrilo Princip. He’s got nothing going for him, He’s poor, he’s scrawny, an outcast, and friendless, He’s an Incel. He’s been muddled up with a Serbian secret society “The Black Hand.” (such a fucking over the top name “ooooh look at us were so […]