By Jessica Carducci Premiering just over five years ago, the American television documentary series Ancient Aliens has played an important role in popularizing  theories on extraterrestrial life. Produced by Prometheus Entertainment, the show focuses on the belief that aliens have visited – and might still be visiting – human cultures on Earth and suggests that […]

By Isabel Vazquez Fashion speaks volumes about the kind of society we live in today. From Vogue runway shows to local beauty pageants, the fashion world has achieved an astonishing degree of financial and cultural success for an industry that was nearly nonexistent two hundred years ago. From magazines to television commercials, we are constantly bombarded […]

By Allison Haste The days of the fat lady freak show exhibits are gone…or so we like to think. With 16 seasons to date and over 7 million viewers, it’s hard to deny the popularity of NBC’s The Biggest Loser. The show follows the lives of several people in a competition to lose the most […]