Fernando Rover Jr.

1 week ago | saobserver.com | Fernando Rover Jr. |a Master

The Internet has gone through a myriad of transformations since the dawning of the 21st century. In just 25 years, the Internet went from being solely a search engine with a few chat room communities to now a social and political device used to influence human behavior, with the onset of streaming services, artificial intelligence, and new social apps being born every second. But what has been a recurring theme has been the creation of community. Information is at the epicenter of community.

2 weeks ago | saobserver.com | Fernando Rover Jr.

On the evening of Monday March 31st, Senator Cory Booker took a stand on the Senate Floor, calling out the Trump Administration. The 55 year old New Jersey native spoke on the Senate floor for 25 hours and 5 minutes. ​Writers Mike Catalini and Stephen Groves, in their 2025 article for the Associated Press, “Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech.

3 weeks ago | saobserver.com | Fernando Rover Jr. |a Master

The ongoing war against the Department of Education (DOE) is yet another example of the complex relationship between education and politics. Various media sources are continuously reporting on the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the DOE. Beyond the contention and clickbait lies an even bigger question: what is happening to the value of education?

1 month ago | saobserver.com | Fernando Rover Jr. |a Master

The Woman In The Yard will make its theatrical debut later this month on March 28th, 2025. The 87 minute psychological thriller will be produced by Blumhouse Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film follows a widowed mother whose life is turned upside down upon the arrival of a mysterious woman in black. The film was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, famous for his previous horror films, House of Wax (2005), Orphan (2009), and The Shallows (2016).

2 months ago | saobserver.com | Fernando Rover Jr. |a Master

Austrian author and collective trauma scholar Thomas Hubl, in his 2020 book, Healing Collective Trauma: A Process For Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds, writes, “To feel the problems of our world is to know its suffering, but this requires compassionate ‘response-ability.’ If we fail to address the world’s collective trauma with clarity and compassion, we imperil the survival of our children and our children’s children—and countless other species.” What does it mean to address collective...