With an influx of top models, influencers and peers portraying their “best selves” on social media, these online platforms can become more negative than positive. Social media burnout is a phenomenon that affects the most casual social media users, which begs the question: Is social media as casual as it seems? Read more...
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Raise your hand if you made New Year’s resolutions this year. Now lower your hand if at least one of those resolutions has gone out the window by now. Read more...
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As the Bruin community navigates a new strain of the virus and enters a new academic quarter, many students must face another challenge: long-distance relationships. Whether it be across cities, states or countries, the commitment that comes with most long-distance relationships can be challenging for many college students, especially when many are on a journey of self-discovery during their young adult years. Read more...
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Memories can materialize when we least expect them to — a stage may remind us of an elementary school speech competition or a certain dish could stir up memories of family dinners. Read more...
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Amid a jumble of schoolwork, clubs and internships, constantly having to remind oneself to apply lotion or wipe down one’s hands is the last thing on students’ minds. Read more...
From the tiny screen of your phone to the big screen of the Regency Village Theater in Westwood and everything in between, films are everywhere. According to the Motion Picture Association in their 2019 THEME Report, the global box office market reached $42.2 billion in 2019, with the U.S. Read more...
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People on the internet are increasingly embarking on stranger journeys – and the rise of the true-crime genre makes this all the more evident. According to data collected from Parrot Analytics for the Ringer, a media-tracking company, true crime was both one of the biggest and fastest-growing documentary subgenres between May 2019 and April 2021. Read more...
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