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Category: Arts & Culture
TikTok could just be poisoning us
As TikTok gains widespread popularity, people are starting to realise the dark side of the platform.
AI art generators are making some artists insecure about their own career prospects
While one artist who spoke to 8forty dislikes AI and how it’s trained, another thinks it’s a useful tool for artists to build upon and use to improve their skills.
Incest… in anime?! Why?
Japanese anime is using incest as a trope to build plot and character, but also just to draw an audience.
Best Anime of 2022
Best anime of 2022 decided and voted by 8forty.
The documentary, “Conversations with a Killer” shows how the justice system helped Jeffrey Dahmer
White privilege and homophobia gave Jeffery Dahmer more ability to commit crimes.
TikTok has become a Best-Selling machine, surging book sales
The success of Cain’s Jawbone, Iron Widow, and the author Colleen Hoover can be credited to Booktok.
The Richmond Night Market is a perfect spot for anyone who wants to enjoy Asian street food in a fun carnival-like atmosphere
The annual night market makes a triumphant return after being absent for the last two years due to COVID-19; the enriched culture and traditions should make this one of your destination hotspots if you’re in BC this summer.
Mohawk singer Shawnee Kish is singing her heart out out to the world
The singer has had to balance figuring out who she is as a person, her sexuality as well as how much she wants to share with the public.
Land Back: The Battle Against Colonialism
Both Indigenous and non-Indigenous protesters unite, attempting to deal a swift blow to the dark aspects of Canada’s past.
The controversy surrounding the award-winning anime Attack on Titan
The award-winning manga-anime series thrived despite accusations of anti-Semetic and pro-Nationalist elements in the characters and plot.
How the Taliban take-over is affecting women in Afghanistan
Women and girls are still uncertain about their futures in Afghanistan.
TikTok is changing the music industry.
“Today, popular TikTok songs influence the billboard charts, rather than the other way around,” says the College Of Contemporary Music.
Not all Women benefited equally from the women’s suffrage movement
We need to look critically at the power imbalances, even within progressive social movements. The women’s suffrage movement achieved its initial goal of getting the vote for (some) women. But who benefited and who was left behind?
British Columbia teachers and their students process the news out of Kamloops in their classrooms
Decoration, discussion and integrating Indigenous cultures into lessons are just some of the ways that the disturbing news is responded to in class.
Graphic novel series, Surviving The City, depicts an Indigenous woman’s struggles against modern colonialism
It’s a breath of fresh air to see this type of realistic representation that is very much needed compared to a fantasy or crazy zombie action novel.
Dark and Gloomy, “21 Century Vampire” Lil Huddy’s introductory track is one to listen to
“I’m not afraid to die, I’ll make you boyfriend cry.”
Sabrina Carpenter responds to “Driver’s License” with a track of her own
“You can try to get under my skin, while he’s on mine.”
Apocalyptic fiction has lessons for surviving the pandemic
Two YA novel series, The Maze Runner and Gone, narrate the kind of story we are already a part of..
The Downfall of Kim and Kanye’s Relationship
The celebrity couple may be headed for a divorce for multiple reasons.
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