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Hogwarts Legacy: Balancing Game Enjoyment and Ethics

Hogwarts Legacy releases 02/10/2023. Why is everyone talking about this new entry into the Wizarding World series?

February 8, 2023
Atrioc’s Deepfake Scandal: Understanding Consent Violations

Content warning: This article discussing adult content and consent violations. Atrioc was embroiled in a scandal involving AI and Deepfake adult content of various Twitch streamers who are known for not doing NSFW content. If consent violations upset you, feel free to click away. You may be familiar with the below photo: If not, then…

February 1, 2023
Why Twitch Streamers Need Mature Content Filters

Back yonder in the ancient year of 1994 (about 16 years prior to Twitch) – an organization was founded due to the release of Doom and Mortal Kombat: The ESRB. (To Skip the history click here) With the launch of these games, in 1992 (Mortal Kombat and Night Trap) and 1993 (Doom), there was a…

January 31, 2023
Tuition Fees vs. Student Debt: A Comparison

The idiom used by Benjamin Franklin “…In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” is used very often in our society. Why doesn’t he mention student debt? Because it wasn’t an issue in colonial times. Education was more like a home-school situation than a government situation. Taking a look…

August 27, 2022
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Content Warning: Discussion of disordered eating (Anorexia, Bulimia), abusive parenting, calorie restriction, dubious consent, and other sensitive topics are discussed in this post. If these are not conducive to your mental health, please click away. If you grew up in the mid-2000s or had access to Nickelodeon between 2007 and 2012, you may remember the…

August 19, 2022
The Rise of Christian Nationalism: Lessons from History

America has an interesting and tumultuous relationship with nationalism as a whole. In the 1940s, Nazi Germany was the main beacon of Nationalism. And America was against it. Now, we have an elected official talking about she’s a Christian Nationalist. But what exactly does that mean? And what does it have to do with Christofacism?…

August 17, 2022
Understanding Eating Disorders Linked to Diet Culture

Content warning: This post will be discussing my journey through disordered eating. If the subjects of Anorexia, Orthorexia, and Bulimia are not conducive to your journey – feel free to click away. I understand. South Beach, Atkins, DASH, Keto – juice cleanses. These words strike up a very clear image. Diets and thin waists. These are…

August 8, 2022
Election Insights: Kansas’ Surprising Vote on Abortion

On Tuesday, 2 August 2022, five states held primary elections ahead of the major general election on 8 November. The news corporations have had their eyes specifically on the Kansas primary for one specific reason – the constitutional referendum up for a vote. I know not all of my wonderful readers are not in the…

August 4, 2022
Content to Resume Aug 3-4// 30 July 2022

I figured I would update to when you can expect the next bit of content. I am currently doing the research for the next bit of content. The tentative date for the next release will be 3 August/4 August as this is a bit of a big project I am working on – it may…

July 30, 2022
Content Block // 23 July 2022

Writer’s block. Mental block. Whatever you want to call it, the creative types tend to hit a wall at some point or another. And it is absolutely frustrating when your livelihood is content. I am having a major content block lately. I am not sure what it could be. I can’t write. Streaming seems like…

July 23, 2022