Top stories published by The Isthmus in October of 2015

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Oct 29, 2015

Fandom, Fangirls and Female Sexuality

“And the louder you screamed, the less likely anyone would forget the power of the fans. When the screams drowned out the music, as they invariably did, then it was the fans, and not the band, who were the show…” (Ehrenreich, Hess and Jacobs, 1992)

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 30, 2015

What happens when 20-something’s pretend to be teenagers- Romanticizing Adolescence

Netflix has recently reunited me with one of my old high school flames- Gossip Girl, the story of a group of young rich teenagers in Manhattan gallivanting around, getting into trouble…

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 27, 2015

How Vegan Trolls Ruin Everything

Vegans — superior, crazy, extreme, protein-lacking, obsessed, view-pushers. Any other words come to mind? You may know vegans who dominate all conversations by trying to convert you from your evil meat-eating ways. You may know of vegans like Freelee the Banana Girl who…

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The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 29, 2015

Sampling or Stealing? — The Problem With Music Originality

I’m sure everyone has heard something along the lines of “you have to be original to stand out in the crowd”. In the music industry, being original is regarded as the way to get heard over the thousands of other artists in your…

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 28, 2015

Snapchat and Globalisation — The Next Tripadvisor?

18 months ago, I made a promise to myself: Never. Log On. To Snapchat. Again.

Oops.

Not too long ago Snapchat only allowed you to send a photo to friends of your choice, and included only 4 filters and a black…

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 29, 2015

Kardashian family values

Love them or hate them, there’s no avoiding the Kardashians.

With their prominence in the public eye, it’s little wonder the entire Kardashian family face widespread criticism for almost everything they do. Kim alone has been criticised more than once for her…

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 30, 2015

Rape, not funny, not now, not ever.

Let’s kick things off with a joke.

“Knock Knock. Who’s there? Rape joke. Rape joke who? Rape joke who’s not fucking funny.” These are the sentiments of Belissa Escobedo and Rhiannon McGavin, two rape victims in their powerful speech about…

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 30, 2015

Death by Selfie

Everybody, step away from Instagram.

If you thought that social media was out of control before, consider this: More people are dying each year from selfies than from shark attacks. In fact, there have been 12 confirmed selfie-related deaths so far in 2015, but only eight…

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 27, 2015

Too Many Charities, Not Enough Publicity

Everyone knows that charities are an incredibly important part of our society. They help the less fortunate and try to bring a better life to those in need. But if I were to ask you to list the charities you know, what number would you get to? I could safely…

The Isthmus in The Isthmus

Oct 24, 2015

Not so hipster Nimble

Prosperous businessmen have been exploiting less wealthy for hundreds of years. The Nimble founders are just altering this fact slightly and ripping off younger generations!

Today I want to look into this money-lending company and the impact similar businesses are…

September 2015

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