Food·Holiday The Best Cookies to Bake During the Holiday Season Whip out your rolling pin and tie up your apron. It’s baking season. Christine Bardos, Santa Clara University
Comedy·Screens Hannah Gadsby’s ‘Nanette’ Changed Comedy Post #MeToo Looking at Comedic Techniques and Comedy in Hannah Gadsby's "Nanette" Special Through the Post #MeToo Lens. Emma Troise, Manhattan College
Sounds·Thoughts The Powerful, Transformative, and Life Changing Power of Music How music affects the brain from emotions of crying to laughter. Noah Hernandez, University of Texas at San Antonio
Holiday·Thoughts What Your College Student Really Wants for Christmas Struggling to buy a present? Here’s a list of affordable gifts for your college student! Natalie VanHecke, University of Texas at Dallas
Fashion·Music The Grit, Glam and Mess of Lady Gaga’s ‘ARTPOP,”’ 10 Years Later Exploring Gaga’s commercial “failure” by going “behind the burqa" a decade after its release. Avery Heeringa, Columbia College Chicago
Pages Plath vs. Steinbeck: Gender in Classic Literature John Steinbeck and Sylvia Plath construct their women characters quite differently. Julia Ray, Northern Arizona University
TV Swoonworthy or Scary? The Toxicity of 2010s TV Couples The TV romances that once ruled our screens might not be as cute as we thought. Does their love hold up under a modern lens? Havilah Sciabbarrasi, Florida State University
Holiday·Sounds The Best Hidden Gems Christmas Albums These albums don’t always get the attention they deserve, but they hold the same magic that can make your holiday season special. Karla D. Galvan, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Music The NFL’s Got It Bad—Usher at Superbowl LVIII How Will the Siren Appeal to NFL Fans? Paiton Young, University of Georgia
Screens Modern Witch Hunts: Public Silencing of Women in Hollywood The persistent undercurrent of patriarchal influence in Hollywood and the societal tendency to scrutinize successful women. Farah Shah, University of Central Florida
Pages·Screens Retrospective: David Lynch’s ‘Dune’ Should Be Re-evaluated The sci-fi adventure may have been a commercial flop, but its breathtaking imagery plays a hand in its salvation. Daniel Guerrero, College of the Canyons
Art·Culture Street Art: Good or Bad Art? Is graffiti “art”? What makes art, art? Julia Ray, Northern Arizona University