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Thought pieces on culture, media, society, and personal reflections


What Does Society Truly Think About The Ethics of War?
Here are some of my thoughts on the book, The Bomber Mafia, by Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell, M. (2021). The Bomber Mafia: A dream, a temptation, and the longest night of the Second World War. Little, Brown and Company. The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell Is war acceptable? This is one of the most thrilling yet puzzling questions that have haunted philosophers, students, and shower thoughts for hundreds, if not thousands of years. According to the Just War theory, the inheren
Oscar Lu
May 18, 20255 min read


Welcome Back, Helly :)
Milchick in Severance on Apple TV Background: I spent this weekend submerged in Severance on Apple TV, one episode bleeding into the next until I lost track of time. But my mind keeps returning to Milchick. Milchick serves as one of the main antagonists, where he is a manager of the Severed Floor. He is the middle man between the evil boss, Cobel, and the 4 workers. But Milchick is a loyal member of the company, and willing to go to extreme lengths to climb the corporate lad
Oscar Lu
Apr 2, 20255 min read


A $6.2 Million Banana
Yesterday, I saw a TMZ headline: "Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction." People called it ridiculous. "Modernism has ruined art," they said. While some dismissed it as stupid, someone raked up millions for it. And that's precisely the power that I have found in creativity: not everyone needs to understand it. Growing up, I didn’t understand my creativity. I couldn’t draw but I was always told how creative I was. My twin brother and I once took an old sofa
Oscar Lu
Feb 8, 20232 min read
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