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Hollywood Is Blind

Hollywood Is Blind

The Boy Band Phenomenon

The Boy Band Phenomenon

Keeping An Eye Out For Selener, And The Tabloids

Keeping An Eye Out For Selener, And The Tabloids

The Power of Small Habits

The Power of Small Habits

Sci-Fi Can Do Better

Sci-Fi Can Do Better

Junk To Personal Art

Junk To Personal Art

Don’t Judge A Photo Dump By Its Filter

Don’t Judge A Photo Dump By Its Filter

Stop Dismissing Pick-Me Girls

Stop Dismissing Pick-Me Girls

Did TikTok Kill the Radio Star?

Did TikTok Kill the Radio Star?

Influencer Culture and Fame

Influencer Culture and Fame

Siege of Sparta, 2023 C.E.

Siege of Sparta, 2023 C.E.

Crafting Capitalism

Crafting Capitalism

Why Is English So Weird?

Why Is English So Weird?

The Good And The Bad Of Anime Remakes

The Good And The Bad Of Anime Remakes

How The “Bully” In “Bully Breeds” Skews Our Judgment

How The “Bully” In “Bully Breeds” Skews Our Judgment

It Ends With Us Coloring

It Ends With Us Coloring

Is Hyflex Here To Stay?

Is Hyflex Here To Stay?

Feeling Tired? White Noise Can Help

Feeling Tired? White Noise Can Help

Love Languages Decoded

Love Languages Decoded

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever And Ever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever And Ever

Generation vs. Generation and the Role of Technology

Generation vs. Generation and the Role of Technology

The Rise of Fidget Toys

The Rise of Fidget Toys

Life Lessons From An Impending College Graduate

Life Lessons From An Impending College Graduate

Definitely Worry Darling

Definitely Worry Darling

How Capitalism Killed The American Mall

How Capitalism Killed The American Mall

Under Pressure: The Benefit of Taking Your Time

Under Pressure: The Benefit of Taking Your Time

Breaking Down the Trope: A Look at Women Friendships on TV

Breaking Down the Trope: A Look at Women Friendships on TV

#BookTok Has a Shopping Addiction

#BookTok Has a Shopping Addiction

Holding out for the Holiday Season

Holding out for the Holiday Season

Latinx: A Cultural Controversy

Latinx: A Cultural Controversy

Black in the Ivory Tower II

Black in the Ivory Tower II

Black in the Ivory Tower

Black in the Ivory Tower

Falling for the Comfort of Fictional Characters

Falling for the Comfort of Fictional Characters

Dying To Go All The Way

Dying To Go All The Way

Creating Something Out of Nothing

Creating Something Out of Nothing

To Binge-Watch, or Not To Binge-Watch…

To Binge-Watch, or Not To Binge-Watch…

A Plus-Sized Disappointment For Plus-Sized People

A Plus-Sized Disappointment For Plus-Sized People

Are Studio Ghibli Films Anime?

Are Studio Ghibli Films Anime?

The James Webb Telescope

The James Webb Telescope

Is The World Of Golf Worth It?

Is The World Of Golf Worth It?

Cultural Effects of Broadway

Cultural Effects of Broadway

Want To Bet?

Want To Bet?

Dorm-ageddon

Dorm-ageddon

“I’m so OCD!” and other phrases to get rid of in casual conversation

“I’m so OCD!” and other phrases to get rid of in casual conversation

Are We Seriously Loving Serial Killers?

Are We Seriously Loving Serial Killers?

Unity In The HOUS

Unity In The HOUS

Are Streaming Services Killing Movie Theaters?

Are Streaming Services Killing Movie Theaters?

Dating In The Social Mediascape

Dating In The Social Mediascape

Freeing Britney And Others

Freeing Britney And Others

Black Cats Deserve Better

Black Cats Deserve Better

Variations on Theme: Horror Games

Variations on Theme: Horror Games

Feeling Invalidated In One’s Own Mental Health

Feeling Invalidated In One’s Own Mental Health

Kombucha and SCOBY: More Than Just the Latest Trend

Kombucha and SCOBY: More Than Just the Latest Trend

Movie Review: Sinister

Movie Review: Sinister

Championships: Worth Their Weight In Gold?

Championships: Worth Their Weight In Gold?

Striving For Perfection: TikTok’s Latest Trend

Striving For Perfection: TikTok’s Latest Trend

The Truth About BMI

The Truth About BMI

‘LGBTQ+ Sex Act = Tragedy’ Trope: A Consideration of Impact

‘LGBTQ+ Sex Act = Tragedy’ Trope: A Consideration of Impact

Hey! I’m Walkin’ Here

Hey! I’m Walkin’ Here

In Defense Of Sharks

In Defense Of Sharks

Is The Future Of Music Virtual?

Is The Future Of Music Virtual?

The Fear of Creativity In Hollywood

The Fear of Creativity In Hollywood

A Generation Raised By YouTube

A Generation Raised By YouTube

Skin Care: Cleaning out Bank Accounts

Skin Care: Cleaning out Bank Accounts

Dolly Parton’s 5 Most Radical Albums

Dolly Parton’s 5 Most Radical Albums

Big Mattress

Big Mattress

Biophilia: Back To Our Roots

Biophilia: Back To Our Roots

Bringing The Arts Into STEM

Bringing The Arts Into STEM

Mockumentaries and The Death of the Laugh Track

Mockumentaries and The Death of the Laugh Track

Slice of Life: Appreciating The Mundane

Slice of Life: Appreciating The Mundane

Feminism Is Finding Solid Ground In Gaming

Feminism Is Finding Solid Ground In Gaming

Social “Meme”dia

Social “Meme”dia

How Has Online School Affected Us

How Has Online School Affected Us

The Evolution of Fitness

The Evolution of Fitness

The Goose-ification Of Birds

The Goose-ification Of Birds

The War On A BBC Article

The War On A BBC Article

What Makes Farming Games So Addictive?

What Makes Farming Games So Addictive?

Splashes Of Color

Splashes Of Color

Medical School Tip: Come From Money

Medical School Tip: Come From Money

The Women Who Weren’t There: Comparing Fact and Fiction

The Women Who Weren’t There: Comparing Fact and Fiction

Taking A Walk (From Frustrated Residents)

Taking A Walk (From Frustrated Residents)

Barbies, Bratz, and Unrealistic Beauty Standards

Barbies, Bratz, and Unrealistic Beauty Standards

Slave To Monster

Slave To Monster

The Truth Behind True Crime

The Truth Behind True Crime

“The Boys” And Intentionally Overt Political Satire

“The Boys” And Intentionally Overt Political Satire

The Hermits Of Hikikomori Syndrome

The Hermits Of Hikikomori Syndrome

Pandemic Pets: Rumors vs. Reality

Pandemic Pets: Rumors vs. Reality

Religious Decline In The U.S.

Religious Decline In The U.S.

Are Self-Checkouts Selfish?

Are Self-Checkouts Selfish?

Evolution Of An Artist

Evolution Of An Artist

How The Fame Of Peter Pan “Petered” Out

How The Fame Of Peter Pan “Petered” Out

r/antiwork and Online Collective Action

r/antiwork and Online Collective Action

The Strange Appeal of Liminal Spaces

The Strange Appeal of Liminal Spaces

Gambling and Match Fixing: An Inevitable Pairing

Gambling and Match Fixing: An Inevitable Pairing

Moon Worship Across The Ages

Moon Worship Across The Ages

Liver King and Primal Romanticization

Liver King and Primal Romanticization

Bathrooms and Noble

Bathrooms and Noble

The Darker Side of Pokemon

The Darker Side of Pokemon

Wow, That Fictional Character Is Literally Me

Wow, That Fictional Character Is Literally Me

From Software’s Absolutely Maidenless Behavior

From Software’s Absolutely Maidenless Behavior

Doe-n’t Ignore What’s Up With Deer

Doe-n’t Ignore What’s Up With Deer

Farm to Table: MSU Student Organic Farm Struggles With Support

Farm to Table: MSU Student Organic Farm Struggles With Support

Puppy Kisses For Serotonin

Puppy Kisses For Serotonin

Still Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Still Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Bridgerton Season 2: Changing History in Hopes of Making It

Bridgerton Season 2: Changing History in Hopes of Making It

Dungeons And Dragons Resurgence Edition

Dungeons And Dragons Resurgence Edition

The End Of Setting Clocks Back?

The End Of Setting Clocks Back?

Not So Sweet

Not So Sweet

Disney’s Debacle with the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill

Disney’s Debacle with the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill

“The Dropout” And Its Characterization Of Elizabeth Holmes

“The Dropout” And Its Characterization Of Elizabeth Holmes

Is Your Phone Killing You?

Is Your Phone Killing You?

Are Humans Still Evolving?

Are Humans Still Evolving?

Does Art Need To Come With A Warning?

Does Art Need To Come With A Warning?

How “Turning Red” is Turning Heads on Social Media

How “Turning Red” is Turning Heads on Social Media

Critical Race “Theory” or Truth?

Critical Race “Theory” or Truth?

The Bachelor’s Final Rose

The Bachelor’s Final Rose

Kanye West: When Art Becomes Dangerous

Kanye West: When Art Becomes Dangerous

Peeking At Anime In the U.S.

Peeking At Anime In the U.S.

Fight Like a Girl

Fight Like a Girl

The Golden Wheel to Door Ratio

The Golden Wheel to Door Ratio

Watching The Watchmen

Watching The Watchmen

The New Dorm Essentials

The New Dorm Essentials

Euphoria Season 2: Not So Euphoric

Euphoria Season 2: Not So Euphoric

The Light Revolution

The Light Revolution

Kids & Creativity: Why Art is Needed

Kids & Creativity: Why Art is Needed

Recession Pop: Dancing Through The Pain

Recession Pop: Dancing Through The Pain

How The MCU Changed The Superpowered Game

How The MCU Changed The Superpowered Game

Wordle: The New Generation’s Crossword

Wordle: The New Generation’s Crossword

The Great Lakes Are In For A Crude Awakening

The Great Lakes Are In For A Crude Awakening

Transhumanism: Will We Dream Of Electric Sheep?

Transhumanism: Will We Dream Of Electric Sheep?

Resident Evil’s Surprising Return to Survival Horror

Resident Evil’s Surprising Return to Survival Horror

Pokémon: Moving in a Better Direction

Pokémon: Moving in a Better Direction

A Foray Into Final Fantasy XIV

A Foray Into Final Fantasy XIV

Social Media Stars Are Saving Boxing

Social Media Stars Are Saving Boxing

Trader Joe’s Is Coming To Grand River

Trader Joe’s Is Coming To Grand River

It’s Time To Expel The Schoolgirl Trope

It’s Time To Expel The Schoolgirl Trope

Big Tech Is Watching You

Big Tech Is Watching You

A Modest Proposal For MSU

A Modest Proposal For MSU

In Your Dreams: Understanding What Happens While You Sleep

In Your Dreams: Understanding What Happens While You Sleep

Begone, Dissent: The Removal of the YouTube Dislike Count

Begone, Dissent: The Removal of the YouTube Dislike Count

Are High Textbook Prices Justified?

Are High Textbook Prices Justified?

Movies in 2022

Movies in 2022

The “Genre” Of Animation

The “Genre” Of Animation

Unionize: An Honest Plea

Unionize: An Honest Plea

The #ConspiracyTok to QAnon Pipeline

The #ConspiracyTok to QAnon Pipeline

Van Gogh: Why We Shouldn’t Romanticize Tortured Artists

Van Gogh: Why We Shouldn’t Romanticize Tortured Artists

Compulsive Coping

Compulsive Coping

How Old Is Too Old?: Ageism in Hollywood

How Old Is Too Old?: Ageism in Hollywood

How “YOU” Highlights Our Love of Criminals

How “YOU” Highlights Our Love of Criminals

The Reality of Escapism

The Reality of Escapism

Ms. Monopoly Misses The Mark

Ms. Monopoly Misses The Mark

For His Eyes Only: Identifying and Combating the Male Gaze

For His Eyes Only: Identifying and Combating the Male Gaze

Motown: Discord Behind The Sound

Motown: Discord Behind The Sound

The Real Magic Within Harry Potter

The Real Magic Within Harry Potter

Don’t Look Up —Except You Definitely Should

Don’t Look Up —Except You Definitely Should

The Savage Side of Salmon

The Savage Side of Salmon

Who Gets a Ticket to Space? Only the Top 1%

Who Gets a Ticket to Space? Only the Top 1%

Food Shortages During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Food Shortages During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Simception

Simception

NFTs: Art’s Deadliest Creation

NFTs: Art’s Deadliest Creation

Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss

Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss

Spider-Man’s Return to Theaters

Spider-Man’s Return to Theaters

Are Hydrogen Powered Cars the Future?

Are Hydrogen Powered Cars the Future?

You Need To Read This Book: Play like a Feminist

You Need To Read This Book: Play like a Feminist

Reduce, Reuse, Re-waste: The Shortcomings of Recycling

Reduce, Reuse, Re-waste: The Shortcomings of Recycling

The Importance of Proper Sex Education on TV

The Importance of Proper Sex Education on TV

Who Stopped The Music?

Who Stopped The Music?

Rise of the Playable Heroine: How Women Protagonists Have Leveled Up

Rise of the Playable Heroine: How Women Protagonists Have Leveled Up

SpaceX and Tesla: Paving the Future with No Diversity

SpaceX and Tesla: Paving the Future with No Diversity

Benton Harbor is the Newest Michigan City to Face Lead Contaminated Water

Benton Harbor is the Newest Michigan City to Face Lead Contaminated Water

The Strange Portrayals of Teens on TV

The Strange Portrayals of Teens on TV

Selling Femininity

Selling Femininity

Reasons To Repair

Reasons To Repair

The Curse of Hollywood’s Video Game Genre

The Curse of Hollywood’s Video Game Genre

Record Players vs. Turntables

Record Players vs. Turntables

Did Disney+ Do ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ Right?

Did Disney+ Do ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ Right?

For (White Men’s) Entertainment Only: Unpacking Hollywood’s Fetishization of Asian Women

For (White Men’s) Entertainment Only: Unpacking Hollywood’s Fetishization of Asian Women

Difficulty Level: Realistic

Difficulty Level: Realistic

Keep Calm and Redeploy: Planetside 2 Is On The Upswing

Keep Calm and Redeploy: Planetside 2 Is On The Upswing

Top 10 “I Think You Should Leave” A-holes

Top 10 “I Think You Should Leave” A-holes

Book-Toxic: Combating the Standards Set By the Online Book Community

Book-Toxic: Combating the Standards Set By the Online Book Community

NFL Under Fire

NFL Under Fire

33 Years of Relevancy: A Closer Look at the Legacy of Akira

33 Years of Relevancy: A Closer Look at the Legacy of Akira

Foul Waterfowl

Foul Waterfowl

The Rise Of Funko Pops

The Rise Of Funko Pops

The Oregon Trail Game Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation

The Oregon Trail Game Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation

Humans vs. Robots: The Battle of Buying Online

Humans vs. Robots: The Battle of Buying Online

New Horizons, Old News

New Horizons, Old News

To the Core: The Crippling Culture of High School Athletics

To the Core: The Crippling Culture of High School Athletics

The Lost Art of Analog Recording

The Lost Art of Analog Recording

Go Green

Go Green

Pandemic vs. Gaming

Pandemic vs. Gaming

Trebek’s Replacement

Trebek’s Replacement

The Problem With Product Placement

The Problem With Product Placement

Trauma, Disability & Popcorn

Trauma, Disability & Popcorn

The Long Road to Dune

The Long Road to Dune

Online Dating in a Digital Age

Online Dating in a Digital Age

The College That Cried Wolf

The College That Cried Wolf

It’s Time to Redefine Cancel Culture

It’s Time to Redefine Cancel Culture

After Decades of Absence, Aaliyah’s Music is Finally Available to Stream

After Decades of Absence, Aaliyah’s Music is Finally Available to Stream

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