Venus

Venus

  • Joined: February 25, 2021
  • Articles: 2

Dr. Catfish, I Presume

There’s something eerie going on on social media these days.  Perhaps not in the realms of true atrocity, like rampant child exploitation1 or the cringefest that is special interest “fact-checking,2” but something still that begs questioning: The rise of the…

The Magic of Words

As a wordsmith and someone with a deep understanding of the magic and power of words, I want to talk about something that doesn’t get enough attention in our daily lives, and that is how the media uses buzzwords to shape public opinion. The pen is mightier than the sword, and I’m going to explain how you can become more vigilant in a time when words are constantly being used as weapons against you. The invisible war is the war for your mind. Certain words and phrases hold more weight than others, because they evoke emotion. These are called “loaded words,” and every poet, politician, attorney, ad agency, media mogul, lyricist— everyone who successfully deals in words employs loaded language.