The ever-evolving world of chronically online generations, combined with the growing social polarization on the internet, makes it difficult to keep track of all the ways brain rot culture has infiltrated...
Natural disasters like wildfires, floods and coastal disasters are extreme events that change and disrupt the California landscape. Due to climate change, these events are becoming more frequent and severe,...
Timbre and tone, rhythm and pitch: music’s effects on different forms of life are as varied as its many components.
Humans
Though the process may be as simple as pressing “play,”...
In the heart of Silicon Valley, a United States technology hub, H-1B visas play a pivotal role in shaping the workforce by bringing in qualified foreign workers. In the past month, this program has become...
Collapsing onto their bed after a stressful school day at Lynbrook, a student absentmindedly opens their phone. From one Instagram reel to another, the clock suddenly strikes 3 a.m., but all they can remember...
In 2024, Oxford University Press named “brain rot” its word of the year, marking a new level of social relevance for the term — though it has existed in popular culture for decades, appearing in...
“Crash out,” “slay,” “basic” and “ate”: these are all widespread slang terms, often assumed to come from younger generations, the Internet or even brain rot. In reality, before they became...
Sporting a “Brat” shirt, a vibrant green owl strikes a pose outside Charli XCX’s concert venue, while 20 flashy owl heads bop to pop music under strobe lights inside. This surreal scene wasn’t...
Two days after the re-election of President Donald Trump, California Governor Gavin Newsom and other Democrats called for California to “Trump-proof” itself — the process of enacting policies or...
In November 2023, for the second time, Elon Musk unveiled a new model of Tesla’s long-awaited Cybertruck, flaunting the design that was intended to aesthetically capture the quality of its speed and...
A housing crisis has plagued California since the 1970s, fueling numerous legislative attempts to curtail a dire lack of affordable housing over the years. Most recently on the 2024 California general...
