All posts under: Editorial
Beyond the Yellow Brick Road
Jacob Jardel Managing Editor @JJardel_Writing On March 20, hosts from YouTube multi-channel network SourceFed announced its eponymous show and spinoffs “SourceFed Nerd” and “People Be Like” were going off air by the end of the week. … Read More »
Chasing the Checkered Flag
Joel Frambes Managing Editor @JoelPolel2 In racing, setting a time trial is very boring for the spectator. Hitting every corner and straightaway fast and clean makes IndyCars look like an invisible hand is guiding toys along … Read More »
Donald Trump and his ‘Amazing’ Ally Alex Jones
Payton Williams Assistant Editor @youresovanya We need to talk about President Donald Trump’s connection to InfoWars. In an interview with popular right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Trump spoke highly about perpetually red faced pundit in glowing … Read More »
When ‘Just Friends’ Goes Wrong
Jacob Jardel Managing Editor @JJardel_Writing Content warning: This piece addresses topics of rape, sexual assault and related forms of sexual violence. Entitlement can take a variety of forms. In its most problematic, it can be someone … Read More »
Trivialization and Minimization: Examining the Toxic Nuances of Rape Culture
Jacob Jardel Managing Editor @JJardel_Writing Content warning: The following piece addresses topics of rape, sexual assault and related forms of sexual violence. “We should not create a culture that suggests we learn that rape is wrong … Read More »
Complexities & Congruence: The Many Faces of Trans Lives
Jacob Jardel Managing Editor @JJardel_Writing One of the most problematic things about viral content is the language creators and sharers use when titling or describing something. Oftentimes, when someone makes a point they feel nullifies an … Read More »
Spreading Rumors’: Examining Fleetwood Mac’s Magnus Opus’ 40 Years Later
Jacob Jardel Managing Editor @JJardel_Writing “I know there’s nothing to say. \ Someone has taken my place.” The opening lines to Fleetwood Mac’s “Second Hand News” perfectly encompass the sonic journey that listeners embark upon when … Read More »
Toxicity in Modern Nerd Culture
Jacob Jardel Managing Editor @JJardel_Writing For a long time, comic books have been at the center of the conversation when it comes to defining nerdiness. Superheroes, science fiction and fantasy have been mainstays in nerd culture … Read More »
