Tuca & Bertie, an animated Netflix original created by Lisa Hanawalt transports viewers to “Bird Town,” a fictitious metropolis where Hanawalt’s cartoon style comes to life through spunky dancing buildings, bright illustrations and unique animal characters going about their life. In this coming-of-age cartoon, real issues are brought to light…

It has been 10 years since Linfield’s last rebrand which came after a shift in the school’s identity from McMinnville College to Linfield College. Now, after the transition to Linfield University, the school represents itself with a fresh logo and seal that attempt to maintain the university’s core values. The…

Active wildfires as close as Stayton and strong winds shrouded much of Oregon and Washington in smoke , starting on Tuesday. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for the Willamette Valley that is likely to remain in effect until Thursday. McMinnville’s Air Quality Index (AQI)…

HANFORD — Concerned residents and county officials filled the room on Tuesday morning as the Kings County Board of Supervisors voted on an interim urgency ordinance regulating the cultivation of hemp in Kings County. Tulare County recently passed a temporary moratorium on the growth of hemp March 26. It was…

The Cascadia subduction zone, the 700-mile fault line that stretches from Vancouver Island to Northern California, has sourced devastating quakes in the past — and seismologists say it has a 15 to 20% chance of producing a new one in the next 50 years. Thanks to its geography, McMinnville has…

The Midnight Gospel, A new animated Netflix original series gives a new meaning to podcasting. Groovy animations full of fluorescent color palettes transport audience members to “The Chromatic Ribbon,” a dimension in which they can hear intergalactic stories from the show’s main character Clancy. Duncan Trussell, comedian and podcaster behind…

As the demands on college students grow, so does the stress they feel. One of the ways they are coping with it is through memes. According to an ABC News article, stress levels in college students are rising, “Not surprisingly, the nation’s top schools are reporting that there’s an increase…

The internet is the wild west, always has been, and hopefully it always will be. It holds the craziest of ideas, memes, and chat groups. The internet can make people famous, YouTube being the main catalyst. However, people are becoming famous because of stolen memes and self objectification. …

Memes are everywhere. They are a direct reflection of our culture as we know it. Memes come in all shape and sizes, but typically they are meant to reflect our cultural norms, values, and social standards. From an anthropological perspective they are indeed quite interesting. There is really no specific…