Alex Brûlée Articles

Jul 29

Poor By Choice

The Florida Project (2017), a slice-of-life movie on American poverty, was an acclaimed and oscar nominated film that broke box-office...

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Jun 26

Victims of A White Savior

The Black Lives Matter movement’s explosion into the mainstream has caused many white people to grow conscious of the inequalities people...

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Jun 3

Where Zodiac Signs Come From

Everyone has a strong opinion about zodiac signs. Whether you believe in them or consider them a pseudoscience, chances are, you’ve looke...

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May 6

Social (media) Distancing

I’ve had approximately 9 zoom calls, 5 facetime, and 2 google hangouts today. It hasn’t even hit 2 o’clock yet. While my predicament is p...

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Apr 19

Is Cheating Getting Worse?

There is no correlation between intelligence and ethics, only a correlation between unethical behavior and the likelihood of being caught.

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Apr 2

The Good Death

Death isn’t scary- it’s taboo. But to put it bluntly, something so important to our identities shouldn’t be.

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Mar 11

The 'Tortured Artist' Myth

The danger of the ‘tortured artist’ comes in, however, when we address its underlying assumption: to be great, we must also be in pain.

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Feb 11

Why Heaven Isn't Worth It

Are you a good person if you’re good only for a reward?

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