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And somewhere there, between millions of viewers, your own interests and the unbearable need to belong as a teenager, lies the crux of it all. Imagine not only having to perform in the schoolyard and deal with the pressures of your own existence, but also having an audience. And yes, you could argue that being online is a choice. But being online is part of being part of it. It's inherent to being a teen nowadays.
Watching American Reflexxx, a video that was released and went immediately viral in 2015, feels uncomfortably familiar: hostile environments that other and bully whoever falls out of the norm.
Perhaps the last February will go down in history as the month in which print journalism in Germany reached a preliminary stage of what could one day be its end: The former Gruner&Jahr publishing house announced a tough austerity course in February this year, and just a few weeks ago the Axel Springer publishing house […]
Each and every one of us has experienced a series of events in our lives that make up strange coincidences. Coincidences that make us wonder if they have any deeper meaning. Was it fate? A sign of God? Did I manifest it? Or was it just a random, probable series of events? Many scientists have […]
To the surprise of many, the winner of the Best Picture was the tale of an immigrant fable and multiverse-crossing.
Lately, I’ve been in my social girl era. For some time now, I have actually been enjoying not avoiding social events. I look forward to going out, meeting colleagues at events, having a drink after work, or just hanging out with confidants in my flat. And I have to say: I’m starting to like being […]
While the golden age of vampire films is long gone, and their last resurgence with the Twilight saga left us with a bitter aftertaste of toxic relationships, zombies are almost impossible to kill. Because more than any other movie monster, zombies are not the heart or core of a story, but rather a context.
With the release of the new live-action movies The Little Mermaid, played by Halle Bailey, and most recently Peter Pan & Wendy starring Yara Shahidi, addressing the controversial topic of racebending fictional characters is more important than ever. At first, this conversation topic made me pretty angry. Obviously, due to the nature of the internet […]
“Comedy is about the trauma that comes from a human’s lived experience and how they cope with it. Robots can’t be traumatized.” This quote from Comedian Whitney Cummings who did a Netflix special in 2019 perfectly summarizes the rise and downfall of an AI comedy show which resembled Seinfeld: Because Seinfeld never tired of emphasizing […]
Many queer men have an instant connection with female pop starts, because their stories and women’s stories are closely linked to power hierarchies in society, where they must fight for being accepted and gaining relevance regardless of their sexuality or gender.
