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Apocalypse now

Nic Muranaka March 16, 2020

By now you’ve probably tried to buy toilet paper and been thwarted by apocalypse preppers, who, in their genius, already bought out all the toilet paper a week ago. As of March 14, six Utah residents...

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg holds a rally to announce his run for president in the 2020 election on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Studebaker Building 84 in downtown South Bend, Ind. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Do you know your news? April 18

Nic Muranaka April 18, 2019

1. Which famous Western Europe structure caught fire April 15, severely damaging a centuries-old building? a. The British Parliament in London b. The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris c. The Leaning...

Anthony Rapp from the latest Star Trek.
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The future is now: LGBTQ+ characters in science fiction

Chris Nichols October 6, 2017

Science fiction has offered viewers and readers glimpses of futuristic lifestyles since its inception. In recent years, LGBTQ+ characters in the realm of science fiction have demonstrated that social progression...

Jeffrey Dean Morgan (left), as Negan, threatens characters in Season 7 of The Walking Dead. (Source: MovieStillsDB)

Does fictional violence influence real violence?

Chris Nichols November 13, 2016

“You are so going to regret crossing me in a few minutes,” said Negan, the newest antagonist to grace AMC’s program The Walking Dead. Negan made an entrance on the show in last April,...

Why are zombies the new black?

April 14, 2015

Post-apocalyptic pop culture is flooding American televisions and cinemas, and no other trend has escalated in popularity quite like zombie culture. AMC’s nightmarish drama “The Walking Dead”...

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