Weirdest Things That Have Happened at the Oscars Written by Andres Salazar This year, March 12th marks the date of one of the most-talked-about events in pop culture media. For one Sunday every twelve months, most people who enjoy watching movies sit in front of their TVs to watch the legendary award ceremony: the Oscars. We all love movies so much that we dedicate an entire evening to commemorating those that stood out. A celebration of the best of the best, the Oscars is a highlight reel of cinematic innovation, acting expertise, and editing talent. While the Oscars spotlight Hollywood’s finest, the ceremony itself is an event. Multiple guests…
I Might Be a Language Purist (But There’s Hope for Me) – Part 2 Written by Laura Oviedo-Guzmán Maybe you know the story by now, but if you couldn’t or won’t read part one, I’ll catch you up. I had to write a term paper for my Philosophy of Language course. Luckily for me, one of the prompts was about one of my favourite topics–how we managed to shift the meaning of words in our language. Please enjoy the second, shorter part of my paper on how we’ve managed to shift the meaning of the word “literally.” If the closing paragraph makes no sense, I suggest you go back to…
