Magic is The Walt Disney Company’s specialty. Everyone knows this massive conglomerate, and some are absolutely in love with it. From princess castles to singing animals, Disney prides itself on knowing how to bring magic to every occasion or platform they currently own. That includes any of the «happiest places on earth» that the conglomerate …
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The ‘Shy Girl’ AI Book Fiasco Shows That Publishers Are Prioritizing Trends Over Quality
In direct competition with our screentime, literature is one of the classical arts that is most affected by social media’s boundless appetite for content. Only a little more than a third of American adults read at least one novel a year. The publishers competing for their attention often hope for a seal of approval from …
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The Once Calming ASMR has Now Become a Parody of Itself
Not every regular user of social media knows what the «Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response» is. However, it is highly likely that they have come across «ASMR» if they have spent enough time scrolling. Almost anything can be given this label with the right sound effects or a crisp enough microphone. For those who have never …
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The Infinite Scroll has Doomed Us All, Bring Back 2000s-Style Listicles
Picture this: it’s 2007, and the internet is a place. It’s somewhere you go when you get home from school. You fire up the family computer, open a window to, let’s say, a fan page for Blink-182. Everything you need is there. Pictures of the band, links to download their songs, and forums to discuss …
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‘Is all press actually good press?’: Advertisers are opting for ‘ragebaiting’ and sacrificing quality for buzz
Instead of generating buzz through clever, intriguing ads, modern marketing has debased itself to cater to the haters, negativity, and the almighty hand of social media engagement: aka ragebaiting. It’s no secret that pop culture operates on a hot, fast, and speedy timeframe. Headlines only stick around for a day or two before the news …
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‘I’m a real human, not an NPC’: Contemporary meme culture is plagued with main character-syndrome
Contemporary meme culture’s obsession with being cool has condemned it to becoming a paradox. Aura farming, mogging people, and generally identifying as the main character has made memes a collective practice of a hyper-individualist mindset. Even if much of it is supposed to be ironic, these «special individuals» are always finding different ways to look …
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Less ‘Wuthering Heights’ and more ‘Bridgerton’: Why Hollywood’s romance stories deserve a happy ending
When was the last time you finished a TV show or walked out of a movie theatre, and genuinely felt happy? Felt like the media you’ve just consumed made you feel safe, hopeful, and even a little bit in love? If your answer is somewhere along the lines of «a long, long time ago,» then …
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Over convenience is hindering us and ‘Friction-Maxxing’ can help us add useful difficulty back into our lives
Friction doesn’t sound like a good thing. It’s something that slows you down. We have friction with a friend when we disagree about where we want to go to dinner. Swimmers aim to reduce friction so they can move faster through the water. User experience designers spend their careers trying to minimize friction in apps …
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I Miss the Pharmacist Who Used to Shameless Flirt with Me at the Counter
Would you rather have a pharmacist who constantly flirts with you, but always has your medications ready, or a pharmacist who does not flirt with you, and never has your pills when you need them? I have lived through both of these realities, and I have to say… I miss the young, hot guy at …
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‘I’d love an orange right now…’: TikTok relationship tests are making couples forget their personal standards
For anyone who hopes to lead a conventionally successful life, finding «The One» is a pressing issue. Few decisions change our fate quite as dramatically as who we decide to couple up with. The societal expectation to prioritize relationships only makes this more stressful. TikTok makes it clear that straight women, in particular, seek reassurance …
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