In 1999, LEGO miraculously gained the rights to make the first LEGO Star Wars sets, just in time for the release  of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The very first LEGO Star Wars sets were rough by today’s standards, but still hold a nostalgic and memorable charm. The sets were an...

On March 8, the long-awaited Captain Marvel was released, starring Brie Larson as Carol Denvers, alongside Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, and Jude Law as Yonn Rogg. Set in 1995, this science fiction movie unveils the new superhero in the Marvel franchise, who will make an appearance in Avengers Endgame,...

Earning $13 million over its debut weekend, the CBS Films movie, Five Feet Apart, created controversy within the cystic fibrosis community. Starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson, Five Feet Apart is about two teens with cystic fibrosis who want to break the rules of infection control to be...

Makeup tutorials have exploded in popularity in the last few years. Michelle Phan, the pioneer of makeup tutorials, started her makeup channel on YouTube in 2006, and became the first person to do makeup tutorials for a living. She now has 8.9 million subscribers on YouTube and 1.9 million followers...

Teen vaping has become more popular in recent years, partially because people think it is healthier than cigarettes.  While vaping does cause less harm than traditional cigarettes, research shows it is not without heath impacts. Vaping is the action or practice of inhaling and exhaling the vapor...

What do you think about when you hear McDonald's?  A Big Mac, chicken nuggets, an Egg McMuffin, or a Quarter Pounder? The fast food chain is seemingly present in nearly every town, so it's easy to forget about the roots of the chain.  In fact, there are more than 36,000 McDonald's restaurants around...

The incoming generation of society is said to be one of the busiest generations ever. How do academics contribute to this, and how does it influence the students of today? Stress, according to Google dictionary, can be defined as “a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse...

In Anderson, South Carolina, a newly-implemented system has replaced the luxurious snow day with online classes for its students. Through Google Classroom, students are given that day’s assignments and are required to complete them. The system is operating through a process that is very different from...