Study Breaks - Page 17 of 447 - Fresh perspectives on pop culture from students across the United States.

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Thoughts

Toxic Productivity Is Ruining Our Youth

The perfect recipe for a productive life is taking over the internet, but is does it actually work? And is it worth it?

Finlay O'Connell, Minerva University

Thoughts

A Deep Dive into Slot Game Design: Balancing Complexity and Playability

In the realm of casino gaming, slot machines reign supreme.

Daniel Reed

A smattering of dishes or thrown against a yellow background. Spaghetti with three brown meatballs meatballs, tomato soup in a yellow bowl and ramen in a green bowl are cast on a tilt, an illusion of a ramshackle placement, whilst goopy red juice spills out from a yellow can with tomatoes on it, behind the dishes and onto the background into a watery puddle.

Food

Why Canned Tomatoes are a Necessity

Canned tomatoes -- that iconic nightshade vegetable -- are an even greater necessity than canned tuna, canned chicken or even canned peas!

Cerasela Hanseter, University of California, Berkeley

A white figure is seen approaching a black shadow-beast stretching out onto a blue background with white scratches. The beast lashes out in a hostile display, fangs bared, needle-like claws drawn and held up in a slicing gesture, whilst the white figure offers it red flowers tied in yellow paper as a sign of peace -- a perhaps healing.

Thoughts

Shadow Work vs. Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Uncovering Paths to Inner Growth

Is Shadow Work A Trending Phenomenon Reborn from the annals of history or a subset of Dialectical Behavior Therapy?

Sarah Erin, Brooklyn College

An astronaut cast in a green glow stands a green pane projected onto a black background. They are covertly peeking behind them, their eyes visible in the glass mask at some unknown figure, said figure's shadow fluidly creeping along the green path like ink.

Screens

Alien: Isolation and the Horror in the Sublime

How the video game Alien: Isolation utilizes sensory cues to keep players on edge, making sure they're always aware of the present dangers.

Hamad Naroze, Hunter College

Two robed figures with swords stand against a black background bisected in half by a golden glow, framed by red symbols. The figure to the right is dressed in light robes, has a blue sword and blond hair; his symbol is round and curved. The figure to the right is dressed in dark robes, has two blade -- red and purple -- and a mask; his symbol is squared and point.

Film·TV

The History of the Star Wars Universe Pre-Skywalker

Analyzing the history, lore and cultures of the Star Wars universe prior to the iconic, genre-defining Skywalker saga.

Hamad Naroze, Hunter College

Music

Is Laufey the Next Jazz Goddess?

Laufey’s emotive songwriting confirms that genre is not the defining quality of her work.

Mariana Vaca, Lake Forest College

Culture

Jinx Monsoon’s Casting Enriches The Role of Audrey in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’

How Jinx Monsoon’s casting as Audrey presents a fresh view of the character through alternative, non-cis lenses.

Archie Wagner, University of Iowa

The halves of two lunch trays -- one grey and one orange -- are joined, the orange containing a packaged lunch, a juice box and string cheese, while the grey holds a more natural meal: sandwiches, nuts and berries, grapes. They are divided by a diagonal cutting down the middle, bisecting the background into green on the left and blue on the right, yet each are covered in stars.

Food

What are American Food Regulations Doing to Us?

Compared to European food regulations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's are careless. How do their policies affect our diets?

Vera Pavlovich, Loyola University Maryland

A woman with brown hair and a blue sweater is sitting in front of a background of paper covered in writing, intimately strumming a guitar. Her eyes are closed and her lips set in a stoic position, implying she is in deep contemplative as she parcels out each individual note. Her name -- Lana Del Rey -- is written on a torn piece of paper, taped to the background in the upper-right corner.

Music

Lana Del Rey: The Evocative Melodies Behind Performative Stardom

When examining Lana Del Rey's music and history, one finds a fascinating conversation between the artist and the veil of celebrity.

Sarah Erin, Brooklyn College

Two figures -- one with red hair, another in purple pants -- dive into a large checkered lunchbox, presumably looking for a bite to eat. It contains sandwiches, fruit, utensils and presumably more, placed in front of a background made up of lunchboxes in red, yellow, polka dots and even grey foam. A figure with dark skin peeks out of the yellow lunchbox.

Food·Thoughts

Lunchboxes are for Adults

Ask anyone about lunchboxes and they'll tell you it's kid's stuff. Not so. A lunchbox is as adult as a wallet, purse, even your credit score.

Cerasela Hanseter, University of California, Berkeley

A set of dark brown fingers is cradled by a pair of light brown hands; the hands are painting the nails on the figure, the sharp nails being coated in a chrome-like red, appearing revitalized as yellow sparkles shine around it. An orange ring lies down the middle fingers, while the background blends into a hazy cloud of blues and purples.

Beauty·Thoughts

The History of Nail Art: From Past Traditions to Future Innovations

How has the culture and beauty standards surrounding nail art shifted and developed from 3000 B.C. to the modern day?

Allegra Walker, University at Albany - SUNY

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