Olivia Newton-John, the iconic singer and actress most notable for her role as Sandy in Grease, has passed away at the age of 73. According to a statement from her husband, John Easterling, Newton-John died peacefully at home after a decades-long battle against breast cancer. Newton-John's radiance, coupled with a penchant for performing, shone through…
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Since the jarring overturn of Roe v. Wade this past June, the Supreme Court has not slowed on heavy impactful decisions as the political tension heats up in America. From halting the E.P.A’s ability to aid climate change to accept a largely controversial case on how federal elections are conducted, here are some of the decisions…
On Thursday, June 30th, Ketanji Brown Jackson was the first black woman to be sworn into the Supreme Court. With history in the making, four women now serve on the Supreme Court for the first time. Biden chose Jackson, 51, to replace Justice Stephen Breyer, 81, after plans of retirement. While the replacement will not…
On Wednesday, June 29th, 2022, R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison following his charges of federal racketeering and the sexual abuse of women and children. The sentence shines a victorious light on the rampant issue of sexual abuse. The allegations, which have been circulating for decades now, destroyed many lives in his…
On June 24th, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, terminating the constitutional right to an abortion. This marks the end of a near 50-year period of freedom, where people with uteruses had control over their bodies. The judgment, initially leaked in May of 2022, had people on the edge of their seats ever…
On February 24th, Russia aggressively invaded Ukraine's capital Kyiv in a surprise invasion to take over the country by force. The capital was attacked by missile strikes and rockets crashing into residential buildings forcing civilians to flee. More than 2.5 million people have so far fled Ukraine because of Russia's invasion, in what the UN…
It seems Facebook and controversy are inconceivably linked at this point. Frances Haugen, a prior data scientist for Facebook, recently revealed herself as the "whistleblower" behind the recent scandal. In a recent episode of 60 minutes, Haugen reveals that it was, in fact, her who was responsible for copying and leaking thousands of pages worth of…
We are thrilled to present The Untitled Magazine‘s latest collector's print edition, The INNOVATE Issue, releasing this September 2021 to a global audience. "What does “innovate” mean to you?" That is the question we put forth to all of our incredibly talented artists and creatives featured in the INNOVATE Issue. In the midst of a…
“I introduced this to make Juneteenth a federal holiday to commemorate the end of chattel slavery, America’s original sin, and to bring about celebration, crushing racial divide down to a point of unity,” said Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Democrat of Texas, a lead sponsor of the legislation to designate Juneteenth as a national holiday, commemorating…
June is here, and with it comes the festivities of Pride Month. Organizers across NYC worked through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to not allow it to hamper this important time for the LGBTQIA+ community. They coordinated a number of events, both virtual and in-person, to celebrate, reflect on, and encourage activism across the city and…
Throwback to early 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic is gradually making its way throughout the world, shutting down countries one by one as it dangerously comes closer to the United States. Then, a seemingly new concept starts to pop up everywhere from statements by scientists and world leaders to catchy headlines: herd immunity. The premise for…
On Monday 17, 2021, the United States Supreme Court said that it will review a case challenging a state law on abortion rights. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, concerns a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The state law is considered a challenge to Roe v. Wade, the…
On May 7, the German Bundestag, which is the national parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany, passed a unique resolution. The federal government now has to recognize nightclubs and live venues in Germany under building law as facilities for cultural purposes. According to a Club Commission statement, the resolution's main goal is to protect…
On May 1, Yulia Tsvetkova, a 27-year-old Russian LGBTQ activist and artist came out from eight months of radio silence with an announcement: As an act of peaceful protest against the injustices she has been enduring from the Kremlin for almost two years now, she decided to start a hunger strike. Tsvetkova's trial began on…
President Joe Biden hosted a virtual climate summit on April 22, Earth Day, and April 23, gathering countries responsible for approximately 80 percent of global emissions and global GDP. The goal of the Leaders Summit on Climate? Underscore the urgency and the economic benefits of stronger climate action and re-establish the United States in a…
On March 16, 2021, one year after news of the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world by storm and took over all of our media stations, America began a return to its sad normalcy. The Atlanta Spa mass murder caused eight fatalities, six of whom were Asian women, and one other wounded. It occurred at three…
On April 13, both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Food and Drug Administration recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine "out of an abundance of caution." The CDC and FDA are reviewing data after six people out of the nearly 7 million…
As more Americans are getting vaccinated – more than 20% of the U.S. population is fully inoculated against COVID-19 – a growing concern is arising about how people will prove that they are immune to the virus. Since the first cases of COVID-19 reached the United States last year, every aspect of the pandemic has…
As New York City and the rest of the world begin to clear a path for a way out of the global pandemic, a year of racial uprisings, and a financial crisis, the 2021 mayoral race could prove to be one of the City's most crucial yet. Several Democratic candidates have officially secured their positions…
Nearly one year after George Floyd died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest, restrained under former police officer Derek Chauvin's knee for nearly nine minutes, the case is finally being prosecuted in criminal court. The death of Floyd last May spurred protests over police brutality and racial injustice beginning in Minneapolis and quickly spreading across…