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“Your Attention Please”: The Controversy of Effectiveness of Sexualizing Women’s Bodies for Breast Cancer Awareness

Super Bowl commercials are known for their boldness, humor, and occasional controversy. This year, Novartis, a global pharmaceutical company, took an unexpected approach with their ad “Your Attention Please.” Featuring Hailee Steinfeld and Wanda Sykes, a breast cancer survivor, the commercial aims to raise awareness about breast cancer screenings. The ad cleverly plays on society’s […]

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An analysis of the film: babygirl

For me and my roommates weekly Wednesday movie night, we selected Babygirl. For those of you who may not be familiar with the film, Babygirl details the affair between a powerful CEO, played by Nicole Kidman, and her young intern Samuel, played by Harris Dickinson. Despite being married to a loving husband, she risks it […]

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Kendrick Lamar & His Bigger than Music Super Bowl Halftime Performance

It’s Super Bowl Sunday, I’m sitting with one of my roommates and my best friend and Kendrick Lamar starts to perform the halftime show. My initial thought before it started was, “Gosh, I really hope Kendrick makes this performance so unapologetically Black that it creates some discourse and conversation about what’s happening right now.” And […]

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Newsroom 2/10/25

On Monday February 10th, ThatScarletWitch shared local, national, and global news stories.  Image from Danville Register and Bee The Book Lady, a Virginia resident that started a mission to hand out one million books, is changing lives one story at a time. She started with local county schools and a local jail and has now […]

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Breaking the mold: Nike’s “So Win” Superbowl Commercial and the Power of Women’s Sports

With each commercial costing roughly $8 million for 30 seconds of screen time, it’s safe to say that the Super Bowl commercials are highly competitive and reach an insane amount of viewers. While many companies choose to make comedy-based commercials, some aim to get a message across, and that’s exactly what Nike did in its […]

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A Capitol Bathroom SItuation

If you are anything like me and don’t pay much attention to politics you may not have heard that the speaker of the house, Mike Johnson, made an announcement on November 20th, 2024, that there will be a ban on biological males who identify as transgender women from using any female locker rooms or restrooms. […]

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Fantasy Football is for Everyone

Football in all aspects has most predominantly been seen as a male-dominated hobby. With that being said, it’s no surprise that fantasy football often reflects the same trend. What exactly is fantasy football? Fantasy football is a game where you create your own team of real NFL players through a draft. You compete in a […]

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