When was the last time you bought or received a toy? Chances are, you answered: a blind box. Ever since K-pop star Lalisa Manoban from Blackpink shared her Labubu blind box collection in 2024, the world has seen an explosive rise in the craze for these mystery collectibles.

Americans may not agree on much these days but most would concur that drug prices in the land of the free are simply out of control.

Two centuries since the days of indentured workers toiling away on sugar and rubber plantations, the agricultural sector in many parts of the developed world continues to rely on...

A furry friend for relationships. Animals (more specifically domestic pets) may be man's best friend, but in a world of tensions and chaos..

A little more than two years ago, the US Supreme Court voted to overturn the landmark ruling Roe v. Wade, in a case known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Dobbs). This effectively removed the federal guarantee of the right to abortion and allowed each state to decide for themselves whether to allow abortion to remain legal. Many progressives feared the overturning to be a sign of a greater wave of backsliding with regard to women’s rights, and to date, it look

In 2023, American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift made history with her landmark Eras Tour. In that year alone, Swift made a whopping $1.04 billion with over 4.35 million tickets sold across 60 dates, a testament to her innate talent as both a musician and a businesswoman. Yet the economic benefits do not just end here. Does The Eras Tour mark a turning point in economics and marketing? So, exactly how big is the tour’s economic impact? According to Oxford Economics, for ever

The United States of America has always been known for the blunt nature of its press media, where strikingly offensive ideas are often freely expressed in strongly-worded speeches on national platforms. This is because in America, society covets freedom of speech. It values the ability for people to express their ideas and opinions so long as public order or morality is reasonably protected. Therefore, when a major news network fires a major opinion personality that has been

As humanity continues to deal with an ever-increasing number of global problems, one of our consistent top concerns is the way we as a species continue to destroy the environment in order to fuel our own needs. While societies have been taking large steps toward addressing the way humanity has carved an alarmingly large hole into the environment, there have been concerns that such efforts are ultimately futile. Hence, today we will be addressing how an increasing focus on sol

On January 7, 2023, 29-year-old African-American Tyre Nichols from Tennessee was brutally beaten to death by a group of five police officers, all of the same race during a traffic stop that has been unanimously deemed unnecessary. As more people became aware of the killing, a national outcry expectedly formed, and the unreasonable level of physical damage inflicted upon the Nichols was condemned nationally. As police brutality allegations flew around, the debate took an inter

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world like a speeding bus, everyone was forced to adapt. With those hard times came an increase in flexibility, as the world continued to operate even with its workers stuck in their houses, improvising and working around their new conditions. It was this shift to fluid working conditions, along with the realization that it was not only possible, but sometimes even more effective to allow individuals to work whenever and wherever they choose

Environmentally friendly or greenwashing? We look into climate change in the financial and political world.

Work — It has always characterized our way of life. One could posit that no matter the circumstances, mankind will always find some work to engage in, that is, labor ourselves with activities we believe are key to survival. From the primal days to the present, the work scene has shifted significantly — we will be zooming in on the developments within the 20th to 21th Century, which saw rapid growth across domains in the world. The 19th Century saw the Industrial Revolution ,