Trending News Monday: Horrifying Headlines

This weekend’s headlines hint that Halloween must be approaching, because some of the news is absolutely horrifying. From scary clowns terrorizing a California town to the most recent photo hack, check out two of the creepiest stories trending on social media. Clowning Around In Wasco, California, clowns–the ones with the painted faces, red noses, wacky wigs and […]

Trending News Monday: Recent Beach Tragedies

What better time to spend a Summer day basking on the beach than the last weekend in July? While getting outdoors is one of Summer’s greatest advantages, the beach can be a dangerous place to venture from natural disasters to tragic instances. This Trending News Monday, let’s take a look at three stories involving the beach […]

Two for Tuesday: Sustainability in Latin America  

Well, if this Winter–with its Polar Vortexes– and Bill Nye haven’t convinced you that climate change is a thing, maybe we can all agree that pollution isn’t exactly a positive thing. Perhaps, rather, sustainability is the way to go. Air pollution, both indoors and outdoors, poses a major health threat to living things across the globe. The […]

Throwback Thursday: Today’s Technology Drives Yesterday’s Cars into Tomorrow

Four: that’s the number of states where autonomous cars can currently legally operate. The legislation seems a bit premature at first. After all, Google’s $150,000 driver-less vehicle is not yet on the market, and even so, is this really technology that will drive us into the future? Actually, as it turns out, driver-less (also known […]

Trending News Monday: Anderson Returns Safely

A tragic story has a silver lining as the FBI tracked down a missing California teen. Last night, authorities returned abducted San Diego teen, Hannah Anderson, to her home safely. The manhunt for Anderson and her kidnapper, James Lee DiMaggio, ended on Saturday, when authorities found, shot and killed DiMaggio. On August 4, DiMaggio killed […]

Wednesdays With Will: Brands, Social Media and Social Issues

Mixing brands and political commentary can be risky, but that’s not stopping a number of brands from using their social media accounts to support LGBT rights this week. While the Supreme Court hears both sides of California’s Proposition 8 Case regarding same-sex marriage, several brands have jumped on the buzz changing their profile pictures to […]