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It's the end of the world, why bother?

It's the end of the world, why bother?

Umnia El-Neil 8 May 2026

I watched "The Odyssey Trailer", and I have some thoughts.

I watched "The Odyssey Trailer", and I have some thoughts.

Umnia El-Neil 5 May 2026

Singer in white long-sleeve shirt and ripped jeans performs on stage with microphone, guitarist nearby, packed arena behind.

Do you beliebe in life after hell?

Umnia El-Neil 24 Apr 2026

Young woman playing a white electric guitar in an ornate candlelit baroque room with gilded frames and oil paintings.

The pop girls are just as starstruck as you.

Umnia El-Neil 18 Apr 2026

Top of person's head with curly blonde hair and braided headband, with text overlay: "I think i'm going to delete all of my TikTok accounts."

I've had AI-nough.

Umnia El-Neil 16 Apr 2026

American musician Chappell Roan performing in Paris, France on 20 August 2025 - A Redhead white woman in rococo drag makeup, onstage performing.

Chappell Roan and the no-good, very bad algorithm.

Umnia El-Neil 14 Apr 2026

The Social Implications of Coachella, and the end of FOMO Marketing

Umnia El-Neil 13 Apr 2026

Bearded man in glasses, suit and red tie flashing peace sign at political rally with "Medicare for All" campaign sign.

The Hasan Piker Event Horizon

Umnia El-Neil 9 Apr 2026

Earth rising over the Moon's cratered horizon, partially illuminated as a crescent against the black void of space.

Did the world end last night?

Umnia El-Neil 8 Apr 2026

Woman with long curly hair in green sweater reading a book at a café window table with a dark coffee cup and saucer.

Will Zendaya survive this summer?

Umnia El-Neil 7 Apr 2026

Astronaut in a spacesuit reaching toward a bright light source against a dark background, arms outstretched with gloved hands.

Is there any such thing as Apolitical Science Fiction?

Umnia El-Neil 6 Apr 2026

Movie poster for "Wuthering Heights" starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, directed by Emerald Fennell, in theaters February 13.

Emerald Fennell, Class Politics, and Me.

Umnia El-Neil 19 Feb 2026