3 Celebrities Who Do Not Glamorize Mental Illness Rickea Bell, Saint Peter’s University No sugarcoating here, thanks.… July 22, 2019
Why Fans Were so Adamant ‘One Day at a Time’ Get a Second Chance Christine Bushart, Georgia State University Showing the power of fan devotion, another cult favorite finds a new home.… July 9, 2019
Ocean Vuong’s ‘Night Sky with Exit Wounds’ Is Powerful in Its Pain Bekah Black, Spring Arbor University As a Vietnamese immigrant and member of the LGBTQ+ community, Vuong is a unique, empathy-inspiring voice in the poetry world.… May 13, 2019
Is HBO’s ‘Barry’ the Darkest Antihero in American Television? Brandon Scott, University of New Hampshire The series is on par with 'The Sopranos' in its violence, but its insistence on comedy is what makes the show truly unnerving.… April 25, 2019
Why People Are So Mad About the Cancellation of ‘One Day at a Time’ Grace John, Rutgers University Netflix claims the series wasn't attracting enough viewers, but the answer might be more complicated than that.… April 2, 2019
5 Family-Oriented Shows That Will Make You Want to Call Your Parents Gabrielle Sheehan, Montclair State University And not just to ask them for money.… February 27, 2019
The 4 Most Hilarious Cut Videos on YouTube Jocelyn Campos, University of Texas at San Antonio Be prepared to pause while you try and stop laughing.… February 2, 2019
We Need to Talk About Public Cries for Help on Social Media Nicole Andrasko, University of Pittsburgh When Pete Davidson threatened suicide, was he being vulnerable or manipulative?… December 28, 2018
6 Reasons to Read Sarah J. Maas’ ‘Throne of Glass’ Series Becca Blyn, Harvey Mudd College Hardcore female characters, an amazingly well-built fantasy world and a beautiful writing style — need I say more?… December 12, 2018
Will ‘Pet Sematary’ Be Able to Replicate the Success of ‘It’? Brandon Scott, University of New Hampshire For a number of reasons, it seems unlikely.… November 1, 2018
Mental Health Is Finally Trending Paige Brauser, Connecticut College The conversations we've needed to have for decades are finally taking place.… October 30, 2018
8 Highly Anticipated YA Releases That Drop This October Sarah Brown, University of Florida Time to get your teenage angst on.… October 13, 2018
The Season 3 Premiere of ‘Star’ Has Set the Show Up for an Insane Season Sierra Zareck, Haverford College Okay, but really, who's Star's baby daddy?… October 4, 2018
‘Maniac’ Tackles Emotional Trauma with a Retro Twist Jenna Benchetrit, McGill University The brain is remarkably skilled at protecting itself.… October 2, 2018
Hurricane Harvey: A Student’s Perspective, One Year Later Christian Cannon, Rice University What's changed, what hasn't and what never will about the city of Houston.… September 13, 2018
5 Politically Relevant Topics Amazon’s ‘Jack Ryan’ Addresses Jamie Lovley, University of Maine The series is far from just another mind-numbing action number.… September 12, 2018
5 YA Books That Tackle Immigration With Sense and Sensitivity Raina Sciocchetti, Unity College These powerful immigration stories need to both told and read.… August 24, 2018
Ariana Grande: Pop Icon and Mental Health Advocate? Alexis Rogers, Temple University On 'Sweetener,' the songstress gets personal about how the Manchester bombing changed her life.… August 20, 2018
Reality TV Shows Need to Provide Their Contestants Counseling, a Thread Rachel Hall, Augustana College In the last decade alone, 21 reality show contestants have taken their lives after the cameras stopped rolling.… August 5, 2018
Jarrett Sleeper’s ‘My Good Bad Brain’ Is the Next Best Thing to Therapy Rachel Hall, Augustana College Because everyone has a good bad brain, really.… July 29, 2018
When It Comes to Video Game Narratives, the ‘Life is Strange’ Series Goes Unrivaled Erika Skorstad, Champlain College And lucky for you, 'Life is Strange 2' comes out next month.… July 26, 2018
What Terry Crews’ Sexual Assault Case Says About Toxic Masculinity Monica Petrucci, Emerson College While the women of #MeToo hold each other up, Crews' fellow men are trying to tear him down.… July 8, 2018
Why Do We Care So Much About Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande? Kylie Harrington, University of Southern California Peteiana Grandson leaves no moment undocumented, but also leave no questions answered.… July 7, 2018
Vet Tv Is Comedy Central for Ex-Military and an Eye-Opening Satire for Civilians Christian Cannon, Rice University It's not exactly feel-good comedy, either.… July 7, 2018
These Female ‘90s Sitcom Characters Were Millennial Girls’ First Role Models Monica Petrucci, Emerson College The future might be female, but don't sleep on the past, either.… July 1, 2018
8 of the Best TED Talks for Understanding and Discussing Mental Illness Michelle Dreyer, Southern New Hampshire University Talking about mental illness can be sensitive, so take some pointers from these experts.… June 19, 2018
Watch Out, World, Anime Is Going Woke Shaina Lapuebla, Central Connecticut State University And it's taking more than just your screens by storm.… June 12, 2018
‘Gunshot’ Sound Effect Sparks Panic and Criticism at Bonnaroo Alexis Rogers, Temple University Eminem's sound effects in 'Kill You' sparked conversations about whether gunshot-like sound effects are appropriate in the wake of mass shootings.… June 11, 2018
8 Talented ASMRtists Who Will Give You the Tingles Erika Skorstad, Champlain College Between all of these creative YouTubers, you’re sure to find something that tingles your fancy.… June 8, 2018
Does ’13 Reasons Why’ Go Too Far? Study Breaks Staff There's really no defending that bathroom scene.… June 3, 2018