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In the last couple of years, the term “cancel culture” has begun to rise in popularity, becoming a large part of internet culture. Dictionary.com defined cancel culture as, “The popular practice of withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures and companies after they have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive.” This term has become…

After seeing a pretty intriguing trailer, I decided to watch the 2020 film The Assistant which was written and directed by Kitty Green. Described as a ‘thriller’, the movie follows a junior assistant, Jane and “her daily routine; she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position,” described by IMDb. …

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The graphic I looked at is from the news story titled Coronavirus in the U.S: Latest Map and Case Count by the New York Times. The main graphic I want to focus on is the interactive map. The map shows the known locations of coronavirus cases within each county. There are then circles that are…

My parents assigned us to make dinner, so summer pasta it is! A light tomato sauce with zucchini and Italian sausage even for a hot day. Since I was not able to use a tripod, we had to get creative with how we rigged up the iPhone. Wish it was better quality, but it worked…

Project Pitch For my project, I want to focus on how the coronavirus is effecting Seattle (where I live). My audience would be the residents of Washington. This is because this final is specific to Seattle, resulting in most of the people that will care about this story will be the people connected to Seattle/Washington.…

As a block with over 20 children becomes deserted due to COVID-19 quarantine, 79th street as well as the surrounding neighborhood gets creative with keeping children engaged and neighbors positive. Kate, a 79th street resident, gets inspiration from her fellow neighbors and begins to make signs of her own, but with a little twist.

In the Guardian’s post on January 11, 2019 titled The internet, but not as we know it: life online in China, Cuba, India and Russia written by Michael Safi, Lily Kuo, Ed Augustinand Andrew Roth  describes the experiences that countries experience with federal censorship, fake news and how they are able to obtain information around…

While looking at Erin Mystkowski’s A Photo I Love, the audio that was used in the piece was a mix of a voice over done by Erin Mystkowski describing the photo’s setting as well as the backstory to the two main subjects placed in the photo. Additionally, there is music “Boy Ain’t It Ever” by…

I remember the first time watching “The Joy of Painting” with Bob Ross, hearing his calm voice coach me through brush techniques. On July 12, 2019, the New York Times posted a story titled: Where Are All the Bob Ross Paintings? We Found Them.  The story describes how instead of selling his art, Ross made…