My Virtual Concert Experience — An Honest Review

There’s nothing like seeing your favorite artist in person — except, maybe, seeing them in a virtual concert. It’s not like watching a concert that’s simply been recorded. It’s intentional, it’s an experience, and most importantly, it’s distanced from potential COVID-19 exposure. Virtual concerts are nothing new, but because of the global pandemic, show producers…

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The Many Lives of “Where Did You Sleep Last Night”

Hello and welcome to a small peek into the minds of two humanoids, well actually we aren’t sure about that… (I think we both agree we’re just little beasts), who have recently been through the wringer of English class analysis and have somehow survived unscathed. Today we have decided to create our own assignment for…

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How San Luis Obispo Criminalizes Homelessness and what Cal Poly can do about it

Not unlike many cities in California, homelessness has long been one of the most important and controversial policy issues facing the City of San Luis Obispo. In 2019, the number of individuals experiencing homelessness in San Luis Obispo County was estimated to be 1,483, and of that estimate, only 21% were sheltered. In recent years,…

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TRANSPARENT MASK REVIEW: 11/10 STARS

I am so happy I found this mask. I love smiling at people in public. But ever since this global pandemic thing, my gorgeous face has been covered by a bulky mask. So, I went to my friend Chuck – his mom makes strictly Christmas themed masks – and I asked Chuck if he could…

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Giving Up the Ghost: Vaporwave, Pastiche, and Hauntology

One thing I’ve always wondered about when I was growing up was what seemed to be the cyclical nature of culture. Growing up in the 2010s, I saw revivals of styles in fashion, music, and art that were present in other previous decades. Almost like a near constant regurgitation of styles and forms that were…

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Away with Charity, all Hail Mutual Aid: The People’s Revolutionary Garden Network

Rumour has it, the Age of Aquarius has given us the opportunity to fuck shit up and create a better world. Now I don’t know about yourself, but I picture myself in a Minecraft realm ready to go crazy, go stupid, and fully uproot what my controlling older brother created in this not-so-equal-but-hierarchical space. Well,…

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The Meme Wars: Reddit Vs Wall Street

Now would you look at that, it’s the roaring 20s. Buckle up because meme history is in the making as we speak. But before we dive in, let’s backtrack a little to the culprit of it all – the origin of the meme. While the concept of memes has been around for decades, it wasn’t…

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We Got Faded at the Hannibal Buress and Thundercat Drive-in Concert

It is Saturday afternoon and joining us for this journey is your inner voice. He shall assist you along the way. But before commencing, let’s get some things out of the way. By the time you’re reading this, whether it be a week or decades from now, you’re probably aware of or have at the…

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Wake Up: Reflections on Political Music in the Post Trump Era

We often associate ‘political music’ with the specific era and historical context that inspired it. When we hear Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young we think of the Vietnam War and the Kent State massacre. Virtually all of Rage Against the Machine’s catalog is inseparable from the rise of globalization and neoliberalism in the…

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The rAWR-ing 20s: Gen Z Revives Scene on Tik Tok

Nostalgia has been the weapon of choice for several years in the world of marketing. Retailers, media companies, and authors have the formula down: capitalizing off old trends or ideas is a surefire way to avoid the stress of coming up with new concepts, to generate revenue, and to spark public attention – positive or…

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