OpenAI offers photorealistic images without a soul

Share: On Mar. 25, OpenAI unveiled its new update, GPT-4o, offering “useful and valuable image generation with photorealistic outputs.” Since then, the internet has been flooded with renderings of viral memes, iconic events, and even personal photographs, in the style of Japanese animation, Studio Ghibli. But are these immaculate images still considered digital art? “I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself,” said Hayao Miyazaki in an interview recorded in 2016. It’s easy to understand the artists’ frustration and disgust with the …

Does the Chappell hate hold water, or is it a red whine supernova?

Share: Oh God, what has she done? Chappell Roan is the centerpiece of controversy again. Guest starring on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast on March 26th, Roan recently shared her opinion on relationships, fame, and sexuality. It’s her comments on parenthood that has caused a scene this time, bringing out a kaleidoscope of takes from fans and critics alike. People raised their pitchforks, claiming her words to be an attack on mothers. A dishonest and condescending insult on parents, one that deemed them all miserable …

Playboi Carti’s new album is anything but ‘Music’

Share: After Playboi Carti’s long-awaited and highly anticipated album finally dropped on March 14, many fans are expressing incredibly mixed reactions, with some critical individuals claiming that the 5 years of waiting wasn’t worth the disappointment of the finished album. On the other hand, others are defending Carti, saying negative fans shouldn’t expect a perfect album and the new music just needs some getting used to. Playboi Carti’s previous album, “Whole Lotta Red”, which came out in 2020, had very similar fan reactions to “Music”. …

Everyone needs to bully Elon Musk so he can continue to make the GOP look bad

Share: There has never been a more pathetic manlet in history than Elon Reeve Musk, and everyone should be happy to see him fail. It is mind-blowing that, at some point less than a decade ago, this neanderthal was decently respected to some extent by a sizable majority of the general public. By the grace of God and the voters of America’s dairyland, the man has suffered an embarrassing week after pouring millions of dollars into Brad Schimel’s race for a seat in Wisconsin’s Supreme …

Trump’s climate policy is just another get rich quick scheme

Share: Climate change is becoming a bigger and bigger issue and evolving, causing a chain reaction of severe weather like wildfires and storms. On Trump’s first day back in office, he withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Treaty. He signed to let natural disasters worsen. A study shows climate change made conditions more intense for the recent California wildfires, with drier and warmer weather. The storms that took over the midwest over the weekend of March 14th killed at least 42 people with violent …

Speaking up for vulnerable people will now get you prosecuted

Share: The U.S. has been recognized for a long period of time for its freedom of speech. Despite this, the Trump administration has interpreted the First Amendment in its own questionable way. College students are concerned about expressing themselves due to the terrible, unprofessional, and downright sinister actions of the government. The people of America need to remind the Trump administration that students and citizens, in general, have the right to speak up for a good cause, especially when the government has ignored what people …

Ye’s desperation for attention puts his own kids at risk

Share: The Ye controversy never ends and his latest song “Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine” featuring Diddy and his daughter North West is no exception. West decided to put his eleven year old daughter on a song with a known predator to get his name back in tabloid headlines. Ye released a song on X featuring Diddy, Diddy’s son “King” Combs, Jasmine Williams, and his daughter North West. In retaliation, Kim Kardashian took legal action demanding a cease and desist against the song. She …

Dear professor: Reading emails isn’t enough, students need timely responses

Share: I shouldn’t have to beg a professor to do the bare minimum—check their inbox and hit reply. But when one ignored my urgent email for two-weeks, nearly costing me my college acceptance, that’s exactly what I had to do. When she finally replied, I submitted my materials. Hours later, I got my acceptance letter. But what if she had waited another day? And what about the time another professor never responded at all? I waited, sent a follow-up, and waited again—nothing. The deadline passed, …