Society Today

  • How Teen Artivists in New York Are Reclaiming the Canvas of Protest

    Follow my blog with Bloglovin A Wall Is Never Just a Wall In the heart of Brownsville, Brooklyn, a mural titled “We Are, I Am” stretches across the side of the Marcus Garvey Apartments. Vibrant hues of purple and gold frame images of a community in motion: a young woman speaks into a megaphone, a

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  • The Attention Economy: Why We Can’t Focus Anymore

    There was a time when boredom meant staring out a window, lost in thought. Now, the second an idle moment creeps in, we reach for our phones—scrolling, tapping, consuming. It happens almost instinctively, like a reflex we never meant to develop. But have you ever noticed how hard it is to stop? You pick up

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  • The Rise of BookTok: A Reading Revolution

    In a time where smartphones dominate our attention, one might assume reading has been reduced to scrolling. Yet, against all odds, books are having a viral moment—thanks to TikTok. Specifically, #BookTok, a corner of the app dedicated to sharing emotional, humorous, and heartfelt content about books, has turned traditional reading into a modern sensation. The

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