February 29, 2016
Between 1924 and 1979, more than 8,000 people were sterilized under the Virginia Eugenical Sterilization Act. Now, only 11 of those affected are still alive.
February 22, 2016
When I was in high school, my mom implemented a policy for mental health days. One day per semester I was allowed to take a day off of school, which she would call in and officially excuse me for.
On June 26th, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of nationwide marriage equality. Within the Obergefell v. Hodges case, 5 out of 9 Justices found state-level bans on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment and United States Constitution. Their decision heralded a watershed moment in American history, particularly within the social justice and LGBT+ communities. The fight to get civil marriage rights and benefits for same-sex
The term “gaslighting” comes from Patrick Hamilton’s work Gas Light (1938), a play that was adapted into two movies in 1940 and 1944. The basic plot of the play and movies deals with a husband who systematically manipulates and psychologically abuses his wife by trying to convince her she is insane. He does this by changing small elements of their environment (such as the dimming the representative gas lights of the house) and then insisting she’s mistaken or misremembering details
While comics books, television shows about comic books, and movies about comics books have maintained a constant following for the past eighty years, it is safe to say that over the past decade there has been a resurgence of media shaped around the characters appearing on comic book pages. It’s hard to pinpoint a specific moment when love for superheroes went mainstream (as in, considered acceptable for social consumption outside of young children and niche groups of teens and adults)
“Every monster is in this way a double narrative, two living stories: one that describes how the monster came to be and another, its testimony, detailing what cultural use the monster serves.” -Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Monster Theory In Jeffrey Jerome Cohen’s article Monster Culture (Seven Theses), he speaks on literature that engages with Monsters as a way of examining cultural identities that engender difference from the norm. From Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to Bram Stoker’s Dracula, he traces a literary tradition of
Currently, many residents of Chicago and beyond are currently afflicted by SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder. SAD is a type of depression that many people experience during the changing of the seasons, most frequently during the turnover from fall into winter. Symptoms include: Feeling depressed most days of the week A feeling of worthlessness or hopelessness Low energy Low interest in activities once enjoyed Trouble
The transition from high school to college is inherently destabilizing. For many people, college is the first time they spend a significant amount of time outside their childhood homes. Likewise, it is the first time that many teenagers experience their first taste of adulthood. This independence can be thrilling and profound, offering young adults full agency over themselves. Such independence can also be overwhelming, crippling even, because greater amounts of independence correspond with an increasing amount of personal responsibility. College