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The Official Student Opinion and Satire Magazine of UTD
Opinion
Death Note: Justice Is A Mask For Ambition
Spoiler Alert: Duh. But veterans please read on ahead. There is no doubt that Death Note’s moral subject matter is complex considering it started out as being a mere manga in Shonen Jump. Though the idea of justice is prominent in this manga, justice, in the world of Death Note, is ultimately meaningless, and it’s […]
Web Exclusives
AMP Reviews Jupiter’s Legacy
Jupiter’s Legacy is Netflix’s latest foray into the superhero genre. Based on a comic of the same name created by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely, it features an engaging plot full of interpersonal drama, mystery, and good old-fashioned superhero fights. And while the series features almost exclusively super powered characters, their struggles are all too […]
Ed Desk
So Long, and Thanks for All the Nips
As we inch closer and closer to the end of another school year, we thought it best to reflect on what may well have been the worst year (and a half) of our lives. As such, we dedicated the majority of this issue to remembering some of our favorite articles from this past school year. […]
Satire
Ending Racism One Yellow Square at a Time
On March 17th, a 21-year-old man went to three massage parlors in Georgia and killed eight people, the majority of which were Asian women. After a thorough investigation, the Atlanta Police Department delicately announced that the murderer simply had a “bad day,” but many would venture to say that he just had a bad year. […]
Opinion
American Mythology: The “Self-Made” Billionaire
Americans are obsessed with the fairy tale of the “self-made” billionaire. Once upon a time, the uber-wealthy were lowly working people like me and you, but through a little elbow grease and hard work, they were magically transformed! News outlets love to spin stories of so-called “self-made” tech billionaires as inspiration porn- Microsoft Founded by […]
AMP Watches
AMP Watches: I’m In Love With a Church Girl
When the film declared it was executive-produced by God, we at AMP knew we were in for a gruelling ride. Don’t get us wrong, we don’t have any problem with religion, barring any dogma that stems from it, but something about I’m in Love With a Church Girl really put us off. Perhaps it was […]
Opinion
Pokemon: Stagnation is Their Foundation
So far, three new Pokémon games have been announced for the Nintendo Switch, all set to release sometime either this year or next. New Pokémon Snap is set to release April 30, 2021, Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon: Shining Pearl are slotted for some time this year, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus will come out in […]
DJ Showcase
Ben Nguyen DJ Showcase
DJ Name: BS (Boppin’ Salesman); also known as Ben Nguyen Name of Show: The Ad Break Day and Time of Show: Friday from 12am-1am and 10am-11am How would you describe your show to someone who has never listened? The Ad Break is an Ad Break for your life, where I fail to sell you a […]
Featured
Whooshing Red
Whooshing Red: In American Crosshairs
“America is back,” President Biden proudly declared to the Munich Security Conference, an annual meeting on Western defense policy, on February 19th. Six days later, his administration dropped seven 500-pound bombs on a small building complex in eastern Syria. Congress wasn’t notified of these strikes until over 48 hours after they had been launched. The […]
Opinion
WandaVision’s Lack of Vision
Wanda Maximoff has had her life torn apart repeatedly by the writers of the MCU. First, her parents died (apparently in front of her eyes as WandaVision retconned) to a bomb made by Stark Industries, then her brother was brutally gunned down by a beast of Stark’s creation, and then she had to kill the […]
Opinion
Summer Fun During COVID
Do you want to do fun summer activities but still want to take the global pandemic seriously (unlike our wonderful Governor Abbott who might want to actually kill us all)? Cause I do. Below is a list of fun things to do for the sweltering Texas summer of 2021— all while being as safe as […]
Opinion
My Relationship With Anime Can’t Be This Complicated
I’ve been a casual fan of anime and manga from a young age. I read the manga adaptations of games like Legend of Zelda and Kingdom Hearts. I loved Pokemon, but more so the game than the animation. It seemed that most of my entry points into anime and manga were from video games. However, […]