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Opinion: BookTok is killing literature – The Battalion (opens the original)
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As the literacy crisis in America worsens in a post-COVID-19 school system, the girlies on TikTok are thriving — supposedly. This “BookTok” community is filled with avid readers, primarily female, who love romance, fantasy and their combination — romantasy. Popular series include “A Court of Thorns and Roses,” “Fourth Wing,” “Off-Campus,” “Heated Rivalry” and anything by Lynn Painter or Emily Henry. Although I have thoroughly enjoyed these BookTok recommendations, I never once thought they were
Opinion: Vertical microdramas will persist despite AI worries – The Battalion (opens the original)
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Despite years of resisting those vertical microdrama shorts that flood my TikTok feed, I finally fell victim to CandyJar’s “Fight Dirty” this past summer, and my consumption of these vertical movies has, concerningly, grown exponentially since. While this short-form content is new to me, I am very much late to the party in this ever-growing industry — but it is here to stay. “Verticals,” as they are commonly referred to, are short shows, usually 50 to 100 episodes that are about a minute each. T
Satire: Totally accurate guide to surviving Texas – The Battalion (opens the original)
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If you’re not from Texas, visiting the state can be a major culture shock. With its unique institutions, cultural and physical landscapes and rich state history, Texas can feel daunting to an outsider looking in. We are a state built on individualism and freedom, and the best way to be an individual in Texas is to do exactly as everyone else does. Here’s a list of eight things you need to do to let your individualism blend in and show that you are all real red-blooded Texan. Your first stop in T
Opinion: What is a legacy? – The Battalion (opens the original)
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“There’s a light in the darkness of everybody’s life.” Growing up with a mom obsessed with the 1975 cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and a pastor for a dad who loved to use lyrics from the song “Over at the Frankenstein Place” in his sermons, this light has always been embedded in the back of my mind. That’s why actor Tim Curry’s death, who famously played Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “Rocky Horror,” was so somber. Coupled with country music legend Dolly Parton’s death the day prior, the pa
Opinion: It’s always worth the memories – The Battalion (opens the original)
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It was a quiet acceptance. One that can only happen on the fourth day into a two-week trip when you’re sitting curled up at the bottom of a tiny RV shower in the pitch black, waiting for something — anything — to go right. As part of a family that has traveled by RV for over 30 years, our trip this summer can only be classified as a complete failure ripped straight from Robin Williams’ 2006 film, “RV.” It was a series of trials comparable to those of Job — “For they saw how great his suffering w
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