DOWN MEMORY HOLE: FAKE NEWS & THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
Orwell’s 1984 is one of the greatest books ever written. Dystopian literature at its best. What is also great about this piece of fiction is that it is not just
IN 2019, ARE WE LIVING…OR JUST LEASING?
Have you ever stopped and wondered ‘what do I really own’? This is a question that cuts across all demographics: men and women, the young and the elderly, minimalists and
LOST IN TRANSLATION: DISCLOSE THE ALGORITHM!
How much our daily lives and activities rely on algorithms…well, it is overwhelming. You may not quite understand what an algorithm is, but that does not mean you are quite
FROM BODY POSITIVITY TO FAT PRIDE: WHAT’S WHAT & WHO’S WHO
The inititiatives against discrimination because of aesthetic reasons are surprisingly old. One of the first ‘Fat Pride’ activists was Lew Louderback, who in 1967 published an article entitled More people
Amazon Country, Population: Everybody
Forget all you knew about Amazon, because what is really cooking behind closed doors goes much deeper. At first glance, Amazon may seem “just an e-commerce company, just like e-Bay”.
LET’S ST(ART) A REVOLUTION
Art is inherently subversive. Throughout history, it has played a key role in every process of social change. And even though all artistic expressions share this trait, here we will
IT’S NOT FASHION, IT’S A POLITICAL STATEMENT
ICYM, Nike Mexico has recently released a new commercial that was quite a talking point. The spot is called Juntas Imparables (‘Together women are unstoppable’), and it is full of
ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK: AI & SEXISM
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is one of the greatest technological prodigies of our era. That is undeniable. Still, proof that AI is gender biased keeps piling up: online translators, virtual
IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING: BUILDING A CLOWN CANDIDATE
In the past two decades, Brazil has come a long way. Its spectacular economic growth rescued almost 30 million Brazilians from poverty. After all, you can’t spell BRICS without Brazil.
BREAK THE BLUE CODE, BECOME A WHITE OUTCAST
The night of April 29, 2017, a Jordan Edwards was shot by the police. He was African American. He was fifteen years old. This could have been one of many