On November 24, 2021, a new variant of COVID-19 called Omicron was announced by the World Health Organization (WHO). This variant was first discovered in Botswana on November 11, 2021, then three days later in South Africa. The WHO declared Omicron a Variant of Concern (VOC) in the United States of America on November 30, 2021. On December 1, 2021, the first case of Omicron was verified in the United...

Volbeat’s new single “Becoming” gave a kick in the teeth to those anticipating the metal band’s return with its October 28 release.  Formed in 2005 Copenhagen, the band consists of lead singer and guitarist Michael Poulsen, lead guitarist Rob Caggiano, bassist Kaspar Boye Larsen, and drummer Jon Larsen.  The band is categorized in the heavy metal genre, but Volbeat’s influences stem...

During October, various spooky walkthrough events further our anticipation of Halloween. Some of these take place at amusement parks. Knott’s Scary Farm first opened in 1973 and became the first Halloween Haunt event at an amusement park. Six Flags’ Fright Fest came to be in 1986. For obvious reasons, the theory is that Six Flags copied Knott’s Berry Farm’s idea.  This year, Knott’s Scary...

At the start of October, Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage was released. When the first Venom movie was released in 2018, it was very well received by its audience and made $856 million globally. This second film took all the humorous and chaotic aspects that made the first one popular and magnified them. Spoiler warning ahead! Tom Hardy, as usual, knew exactly how to appeal to his audience and created...

Ignorance is bliss. Well, ignorance is bliss for an individual. However, an entire community remaining ignorant to “keep the peace” becomes problematic. Truthfully, it does not actually “keep the peace.” Instead, it can have hazardous effects, as severe as death. This is what we are seeing in the United States today, as roughly 31% of adults remain unvaccinated. COVID-19 is not going anywhere...

Before the late 2000s, policing women’s bodies was much more common- acceptable even than it is today. However, society changes and evolves, and we realized that maybe we should let women do whatever they want, considering they are people. However, one of the main ideas that failed to evolve with societal changes was the school dress code. It remains extremely sexist, classist, and racist.  The...