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For narrative, repeat the first line of the chorus of every song of Taylor Swift’s 1989 album Welcome to New York- Welcome to New York, it’s been waiting for you Blank Space- So it’s going to be forever or it’s going to go down in flames Style- You got the James Dean daydream look inContinue reading “Narrative”

Today, we watched a video where Google employee Max Hawkins lived randomly for two years, being told where to go and what to do by an algorithm by the computer. This allowed him to show up to events such as an eighth grade band concert or take a flight to Mumbai. This can be bothContinue reading “Two Years of Living Randomly”

For me, I only watch the Super Bowl for the commercials and the halftime show. My friends and I anxiously wait until the second quarter ends just to see the most exciting fifteen minutes of the whole game. However, the past two Superbowls I have watched, the halftime performances have been quite disappointing, the onlyContinue reading “Superbowl LIV Halftime Show”

Next week, primary and caucus season begins. The 2020 presidential election is quickly approaching. Last election cycle, the phrase “fake news” emerged that resulted in distrust of the media and the politicians. Fake news can emerge again but have even greater consequences as technology has advanced. Videos can emerge of candidates appearing as if theyContinue reading “Ahead of 2020, Beware the DeepFake”

The current video playing is weird as hell, however shows how simple and easy it is for anyone to create a digitally animated YouTube video. The creator produces a variety of different noises as he tries to pronounce the jumble of phrases he is saying, such as “BIM BIM BIM.” The weird word phrases runsContinue reading “Free Thought and Review”

Hi. My name is Melissa, otherwise known as Missy. I am a senior at Marist College studying political science and history. I am from Bergen County New Jersey. On campus, you can find me spending most of my time at the Marist Poll as a student supervisor. Off campus, I am often hanging out inContinue reading “Introducing Me”