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Study With Me Videos Have Taken Over the Study Web

Popular among university and high school students alike, the trend promotes productivity while also soothing its audience.

Study Breaks Staff

To represent an earworm, a young person is pictured listening to music on an old cassette player.

Sounds·Thoughts

The Earworm, Stimulation and the Reason Behind the Music in Our Heads

Research behind this auditory phenomenon has revealed that it is more common than you may think — though we still don't fully understand why it occurs.

Mason Cannon, Columbia University

Charlie Bradbury, one of the female characters from "Supernatural," is shown frowning at a male character offscreen.

Screens

Women in Refrigerators: ‘Supernatural’ and the Trauma of Female Characters

In male-centered media, no woman is safe from becoming the next sacrifice in the name of plot progression.

Kelsi Karpinski, Michigan State University

Thoughts

3 Best Sites To Buy Real YouTube Subscribers

Here are some places that could help you get extra followers on the video-sharing platform.

Daniel Reed

Billie Eilish in article for Happier Than Ever

Culture·Sounds

‘Happier Than Ever’ Hopes To Put an End to Whispers of Billie Eilish’s ‘Flop Era’

On her latest album, the young musician will hopefully put a stop to critics' insistence that she's entered a period of artistic stagnation.

Michelle Buckley, Chapman University

Screens

Dan Harmon Says ‘A Thing Is Happening’ With a ‘Community’ Movie

'Six seasons and a movie' has long been the sitcom's unofficial mantra, and this week the creator gave fans hope that it might come true.

Elizabeth Dewit, University of Pittsburgh

Ouran High School Host Club, a reverse harem anime.

Pages·Screens

Is the Reverse Harem Trope a Hopelessly Outdated Thing of the Past?

Can the genre function as a way to empower female readers and viewers, or is it doomed to merely satisfy a power fantasy?

Karen Lu, Yale University

Hustle culture affects the black community in an ironic

Thoughts

The Irony of Hustle Culture In The Black Community

Why the concept of coming up with your own 'hustle' or opening a side business should be reevaluated, particularly within the Black community.

Jael Davis, DePaul University

Classes

From a Senior to a Freshman: 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before College

With three years down and one final year left to go, here's some advice from a seasoned university student on what to do as a first year student.

Natalie Gabor, Indiana University-Bloomington

slot machines in an article about NetEnt

Thoughts

How NetEnt Became the Ultimate Source of Online Slot Games

It's one of the biggest names in the industry. Here's what it has been up to.

Daniel Reed

An illustration of two ballet students from On Pointe in a traditional ballet pose, split between a scene from The Nutcracker and a practice room.

Screens

‘On Pointe’ Takes a Look Into the Realities of Professional Ballet

This Disney+ docuseries reveals the daily sacrifices and pressures of pre-professional dancers trying to establish their careers in New York City.

Kelsie Westmoreland, Washington and Lee University

Sounds

Omar Apollo Won’t ‘Go Away’ Any Time in the Foreseeable Future

The 24-year-old Mexican American pop sensation has released another hit single, cementing him as one of music’s most interesting up-and-coming artists.

Zach Spangler, University of Michigan

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