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MSCHF’s Beef with Cows, Prices, and Deforestation | Their Most Controversial “Drop” Yet

​​Meet Angus: not just any cow, but the star of MSCHF’s latest thought experiment. Is he dinner, fashion, or a wake-up call on overconsumption? But here’s the real kicker–there’s nothing I love more than a good burger! And apparently the same goes for a heck of a lot of people SOURCES (In order of appearance): Continue reading MSCHF’s Beef with Cows, Prices, and Deforestation | Their Most Controversial “Drop” Yet

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Stop and smell the Liminal Spaces

What are “Liminal Spaces”? Today, we see all over the internet, “Liminal Spaces” are eerily, empty, physical or virtual spaces that provoke a feeling of “uncanny valley”. Something, that is less than real or right, that makes us feel wrong and uneasy. “Backrooms” that are move-in ready for people to use, but there isn’t a soul. Overall, “Liminal Spaces” have grown to be somewhere where … Continue reading Stop and smell the Liminal Spaces

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Hank Azaria and The Creators Behind “The Simpsons” are Taking a Stand Against the Use of Blackface in Entertainment

The year 2020 will be one of the most memorable years of the 21st century. It was just over two months after COVID-19 came to the US when the entire world saw a US cop kill a black citizen, George Floyd, in cold blood. Unable to fathom the sight of this, the world changed. People started to protest peacefully, and across the country and even … Continue reading Hank Azaria and The Creators Behind “The Simpsons” are Taking a Stand Against the Use of Blackface in Entertainment

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Using Biotechnology to Extend The Human Lifespan

Biotechnology today has become an incredibly advanced and expansive system of using both biological beings, such as plants or animals, as well as technologies that are constantly evolving the process. The question to put forward now is: how far should biotechnology go to benefit and extend the human lifespan? In looking through all of the extensive research on the subject, the question can not be … Continue reading Using Biotechnology to Extend The Human Lifespan

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Marketing Schemes of the LuLaRoe Company: Can We Take Good From The Bad?

The company LuLaRoe has recently taken the stage as being an incredibly unethical and selfish enterprise, and this is because it has become largely known as a pyramid scheme. What can be taken from this situation is to look at the advertisement and public relations strategies and tactics that made LuLaRoe so popular in the first place, and then to see if those methods can … Continue reading Marketing Schemes of the LuLaRoe Company: Can We Take Good From The Bad?

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Why User Data Is Worth More Than Anything 

The recent legal trials, involving a certain looky-loo, have done nothing but show us that our data is as valuable as money itself. And businesses will pay top dollar for these uniquely human precious stones.  Analytical tools for online research, such as Google Analytics, have become the right-hand man of modern companies. Google Analytics offers user information that ranges from how many are online in … Continue reading Why User Data Is Worth More Than Anything 

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(Review) ‘All Natural’ Doesn’t Always Mean Natural

“What exactly is ‘Natural Flavorings’?” from Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know by iHeartRadio & HowStuffWorks The modern trend of wanting to eat as closest to the natural food chain as possible, this podcast highlights that the food we buy is not as regulated as we thought it was. Near the beginning of packaged foods, the FDA defined what ‘low-sodium’ or ‘fat-free’ was. The … Continue reading (Review) ‘All Natural’ Doesn’t Always Mean Natural

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‘All Natural’ Doesn’t Always Mean Natural

“What exactly is ‘Natural Flavorings’?” from Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know by iHeartRadio & HowStuffWorks The modern trend of wanting to eat as closest to the natural food chain as possible, this podcast highlights that the food we buy is not as regulated as we thought it was. Near the beginning of packaged foods, the FDA defined what ‘low-sodium’ or ‘fat-free’ was. The … Continue reading ‘All Natural’ Doesn’t Always Mean Natural

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(Review) FDA & Food Recalls

“Foods you should avoid eating during the government shutdown, according to experts“ by Taylor Rock, The Daily Meal. (2019, January 14). From the Insider. Summary The recent government shutdown, starting 22 December 2018, is tied with the federal government not being able to pay themselves, and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is included in this. Currently, the FDA is not able to communicate with … Continue reading (Review) FDA & Food Recalls

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