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"This Is America"
This song that really stuck out to me as a present cultural resource is “ This is America ” by Childish Gambino. The music video for this song helps reimagine how we consume violence and entertainment simultaneously. It forces the viewers to confront what we choose to look at versus what we choose to look away from. The music video itself shows people being shot, representing the culture of gun violence we in America have come to expect. By just casually shooting people in th
cberkman8
Feb 273 min read


The Gay Stereotype in Media
Throughout my life, I always got, "Oh, you don’t seem gay,” or “You aren’t one of those stereotypical gay guys.” I wouldn’t say that bothered me, but it always took me back to shows I would watch with gay characters in them. The gay best friend is often portrayed as overly flamboyant, fashion-obsessed, and defined entirely by his or her sexuality. Other stereotypes I’ve seen are the gay characters being used as comic relief or gay men being portrayed as promiscuous and incapa
cberkman8
Feb 193 min read


The Sandy Hook Conspiracy and the persuasion tactics that advanced this idea.
Hello, my blog readers. In this blog post, we are going to take a dive into something a little darker than I normally like to go. I will be discussing the rise of the horrible conspiracy theory over the Sandy Hook massacre. This was a horrible tragedy that took place on December 14, 2012, when Adam Lanza went into the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and murdered 20 small children along with 6 faculty members. At the time of this shooting, it was the dead
cberkman8
Feb 123 min read


Media Diet and Data Information Mod 3 Blog Post
My media diet in 24 hours. On Jan 27, 2026 5:30 A.M. — Ground News, Reddit, and took off my Apple Watch I woke up, and before I jumped in the shower, I checked the Ground News app to see if any major breaking news had happened overnight. I also looked at Reddit, as is my habit. I don’t feel I gave much data. I did take a screenshot of the Reddit post, which I thought was pretty clever. It was political, so maybe that data I fed to Reddit was based on my political beliefs. I k
cberkman8
Jan 275 min read


My 24-hour media use
My media diet in 24 hours. On Jan 13, 2026 5:30 AM Reddit I woke up, and before I got in the shower, I opened Reddit and viewed some funny football memes. I was only on for about 5 minutes before I jumped into the shower to start my day. 6:00 AM Insight Timer Every morning, I meditate using an app on my phone called Insight Timer. I use this to track my meditations, and sometimes I'll do a guided meditation. However, I usually just use it as a timer to start my day in a spir
cberkman8
Jan 142 min read


A Very Human Halloween Wedding
Halloween was a little different this year. Instead of costumes, we put on suits. We were making the ultimate commitment: marriage. It was a classic San Diego morning. Golden sun slipped through the blinds as our three cats, Loki, Athena, and Sapphie, performed their usual wake-up routine, loudly reminding us it was breakfast time. I fed everyone after my shower. Loki inhaled his food first and immediately tried to steal from his sisters (every day with this guy). Sapphie eat
cberkman8
Nov 7, 20252 min read


The Great Midnight Cookie Heist
As told by Loki Every cat has their moment of glory. Mine just happened to be around 2:47 a.m., when the house was dark, quiet, and filled with possibilities. Tonight's the night. It all started around 2:47 a.m. You know, the sacred hour when our humans are deep asleep. Our dads, Kyle and Chase, were making their usual nightly noises, dreaming about us, I'm sure! The house was quiet and dark. I disappeared into the shadows with only my yellow eyes showing. I, Loki, the clev
cberkman8
Oct 28, 20253 min read
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