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Jack Vettriano, born Jack Hoggan, is a Scottish painter known for his 1992 painting, The Singing Butler. The original canvas sold at auction for approximately $936,000.
Born on November 11, 1928, Len Fulford was a British commercial photographer and director who founded a successful commercial film production company called BFCS.
Fulford is known for a successful marketing campaign, Go to Work on an Egg. The advertisements featured comedian Tony Hancock and Patricia Hayes.
I was fresh out of college, living in Austin, Texas when Gregg Alexander's New Radicals released their international hit "You Get What You Give."
The lyrics accommodated my young naive view of life and believing, "This whole damn world, could fall apart, You'll be okay, follow your heart." Although, I have to admit the last lyrics in his song still applies today, "Health insurance, rip-off lying FDA, big bankers buying Fake computer crashes dining Cloning while they're multiplying Fashion shoots..."
Directed by Evan Bernard, the music video was shot in Staten Island Mall in New York. The setting was used as a metaphor for society.
Tomorrow is Election Day. It’s a privilege that we, as Americans, get to head to the ballot box and choose our next leader. Despite the noise from Trump’s camp, the election process is closely monitored by both parties and independent observers. It's fair. We have to believe our votes count—and we must respect the results.
We’re fortunate to live in a country where free speech and peaceful protest are protected—at least, that’s what Austyn Crites believed when he raised an anti-Trump sign at a rally in Reno. He was swiftly tackled and removed.
Like Crites, I’m also a registered Republican. A Texas Republican, no less. But as a Mexican-American, I can’t support a candidate whose record reflects consistent disrespect toward minorities, the marginalized, and women.
To be clear—I used to enjoy Trump as a TV personality. The Apprentice, his Howard Stern appearances—I was entertained. Even the primaries were compelling. But then it turned. He attracted the kind of followers my mother always warned me about—bigots.
Our First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and the press. And yet, Trump has threatened these freedoms. The Columbia Journalism Review has documented his attacks on journalists who publish unflattering reports.
As a journalism student, I take this seriously. Trump once said, "I’m gonna open up our libel laws...so we can sue them and win lots of money." That’s not democracy—that’s authoritarianism. There are certain code of ethics journalists are taught and follow when reporting news, such as accuracy of information before reporting. You can see the list of ethical standards followed by many journalists HERE. So, As a student of journalism, I take his threatening comments seriously.
If you write, post, or speak out—this affects you too.
To lighten the mood, Trevor Noah once joked what a second Trump term might look like, channeling Steve Harvey: “No matter what you think—your vote matters.”
