April 2021

Page 8

TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual Assault & R*pe

Art by Sahithi Lingampalli David Dobrik: arguably one of the most famous and most-loved YouTubers online. Dobrik first rose to fame after filming vines with his friends, and quickly grew an audience on Youtube after Vine had been discontinued. In his short vlogs, he mostly films his friends who later nicknamed themselves the “Vlog Squad”, a group of creators who film content together. He and his friends often film themselves going to parties, playing bizarre pranks, and even giving away very expensive cars. Essentially, his videos are short-form comedy videos that contain skits and snippets of numerous famous individuals, making his videos very entertaining for his young adult demographic. But no matter how real his life may seem, edited videos online never reveal the whole truth. This raises the question: How far has David Dobrik really gone to keep his vlogs entertaining and exciting?

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Articles inside

World Autism Awareness

1min
page 84

Should We Pay People to Vote?

4min
pages 86-87

Performative Activism

2min
pages 88-89

Not American Enough

14min
pages 78-83

Why Journaling is Healthy

5min
pages 69-71

Has Cancel Culture gone too far?

5min
pages 90-93

Iced Coffee Made Easy

3min
pages 66-68

What it's Like to Like to Live with Autism

3min
pages 72-74

Earth Day

3min
pages 62-65

The Effects of Caffeine on Adolescents

2min
pages 54-55

Orbital Mechanics, Explained

3min
pages 56-58

Single Emojis, Double Meanings

2min
pages 44-45

The Covid-19 Vaccine: Making Life Normal Again

4min
pages 50-51

Understanding and Accepting Autism

3min
pages 52-53

The New Normal: Government Sanctioned Islamophobia in France

3min
pages 30-31

Fossil Fuels may soon become a thing of the past, thanks to this magic liquid!

3min
pages 42-43

The Artemis Spacesuit

4min
pages 40-41

Autism Awareness and Acceptance in Politics and Society

3min
pages 32-33

How Technology Helps Kids with Autism

2min
pages 38-39

Poetry Month & Reader Submissions

7min
pages 18-22

The #StopAsianHate Movement

3min
pages 26-27

What Was the Lavender Scare?

3min
pages 28-29

The Portrayal of Autism in the Media

4min
page 16

"Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" Hate

2min
pages 14-15

David Dobrik: The Sexual Assault Scandal

14min
pages 8-13
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