The Troubling Rise of AI “Performers”
Through the past two years, artificial intelligence (AI) has threatened to replace every facet of humanity that it can. It has forced writers to change…
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Fall Reading Recs
This article initially appeared in a print issue of the Monitor published Oct. 31, 2025. I’ve been working my way through a lot of books…
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The Life of a Showgirl: first thoughts
This article initially appeared in a print edition of the Hilltop Monitor published Oct. 6, 2025. The Fate of OpheliaCertified banger. Keeps her literary references…
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Walk Him Like a Dog
This article initially appeared in a print edition of the Hilltop Monitor published Oct. 6, 2025. Everyone’s favorite Disney Channel icon turned pop star has…
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Shiny Things and Paper Rings
Pop and football fans alike were in for the shock of a lifetime last month when the nation’s sweethearts, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, announced…
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Sandy Pages and Screen Scenes: Comparing The Summer I Turned Pretty Book and Show
Have you spent the past few weeks wrapped up in Cousins Beach? If you answered yes then you and a majority of Gen-Z have something…
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Donald Trump and the Smithsonian: who gets to rewrite history
History is written by the winners In March 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” This directive…
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Britain Didn’t Just Colonize Land — It Colonized Art
Photo by Kristina Gadeikyte via Uplash. When we talk about colonization, we usually focus on land, armies and political control. But Great Britain’s empire-building wasn’t…
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