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Vampires: The Ultimate Sex Symbol?

Vampires: The Ultimate Sex Symbol?

Maleek Munroe, Senior Editor April 5, 2023

For years, whether it was through film, television, books, or the many questionable fan fiction websites, we were constantly bombarded with a sub-genre of horror that had the bizarre notion of undead being...

The Case Against Rhaenyra Targaryen

The Case Against Rhaenyra Targaryen

Maleek Munroe, Senior Editor March 8, 2023

*Spoiler Alert* The selfishness of the Princess of Dragonstone and heir to the Iron Throne truly knows no bounds.  Rhaenyra wouldn’t be the first potential monarch to flout their...

The Allure of Donna Tartt

The Allure of Donna Tartt

Maleek Munroe, Senior Editor March 8, 2023

Every avid reader has that one author who they obsess over. They’ll hold onto every word they’ve written and devore every interview they’re the subject of. And for me, that one author is the living...

Impact Polar Recs - Longing for Something Unreachable

Impact Polar Recs – Longing for Something Unreachable

Diannah Plaisir and Maleek Munroe February 22, 2023

In 1993, Aerosmith released Cryin' and completely changed the life our highly opinionated professor, Michael Perrota. So much so that he spent 30-minutes after class talking our ears off about it. I, Diannah,...

Alicent Hightower: The Queen of Self-Hatred

Alicent Hightower: The Queen of Self-Hatred

Maleek Munroe, Senior Editor February 2, 2023

The Lady Alicent of House Hightower, the Green Queen of Westeros, the mother of Aegon II Targaryen, the childhood companion of Princess Rhaenyra, and the unfortunate Queen of true, unhinged self-hatred. It...

Why Does America Have a Grotesque Obsession with True Crime?

Why Does America Have a Grotesque Obsession with True Crime?

Maleek Munroe, Senior Editor January 25, 2023

Since the moment true crime became a marketable genre, thousands of podcasts, documentaries, social media accounts, and biographic and even fictitious films and television shows have been shoved down the...

The Failure of The Crown’s Latest Season

The Failure of The Crown’s Latest Season

Maleek Munroe, Managing Editor November 30, 2022

What made Netflix’s The Crown, a historical drama surrounding the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, such a crown jewel show (pun intended) for the streaming service was its ability to successfully form an...

The Crumbling Wall Between Church and State

The Crumbling Wall Between Church and State

Maleek Munroe, Managing Editor November 30, 2022

In the United States of America, the definitive separation between religious ideals and political state policies has always been a principle tenet in which the country proudly stands on.  However,...

Impact Polar Recs - Midnights by Taylor Swift

Impact Polar Recs – Midnights by Taylor Swift

Diannah Plaisir and Maleek Munroe, Editors November 17, 2022

After countless conversations and semi-heated arguments about music, we, editors of the Impact, Maleek Munroe and Diannah Plaisir, have finally realized one crucial thing: we have polar opposite tastes...

How Films Make Us Better People

How Films Make Us Better People

Maleek Munroe, Managing Editor November 9, 2022

I’ve always believed that empathy is our greatest strength as a society. It is what makes us as a society able to understand the fears and emotions of someone other than ourselves. Having compassion...

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