sabrina finn

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, BFA in Graphic Design

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An animated brain with a podcaster in front of an "On Air" sign.

5 Podcasts That Will Make You Smarter

Finlay O'Connell, Minerva University

These are the best podcasts to listen to if you want to learn but can’t find the time!…

April 18, 2024

Skinny People & Oversized Jeans: Trendy or Entitled?

Emily Diaz, DePaul University

Popular TikTok fashion trends like wearing extremely oversized clothing make plus-sized clothes inaccessible, but also shames plus-size people for their bodies.…

April 10, 2024

Collage of Lupin characters under overlay of title.

The Many Timeless Faces of Lupin III

Amelie Allen, University of Arizona

In spite of his defunct concept, Lupin III has continued to entertain audiences with his recognizable but malleable persona.…

April 4, 2024

Person with "weeb" shirt watching Japanese television.

Modern Day Orientalism

Finlay O'Connell, Minerva University

In recent years, Japan has become a symbol of modern-day orientalism as a result of the West’s obsession with Japanese culture and ways of life.…

April 1, 2024

Calico Cats and Littlest Pet Shop figurines dressed in dresses.

Sylvanian Drama and the Neverending Nature of LPS Popular

Amelie Allen, University of Arizona

Sylvanian Drama has become a popular TikTok account through their videos of toys playing out soap opera plots, but the roots of this content go back further than one might think.…

March 17, 2024

Two androgynous models posing in fashion show.

New York Fashion Week’s Push Towards Androgynous Modeling

Emily Diaz, DePaul University

High fashion is more than outlandish costumes and funky attire- in fact, it has become a social movement towards accepting androgyny through fabric.…

March 11, 2024

The heads of three women with dark skin float against a yellow void. Most of them are disconnected from their bodies, free floating -- except for one whose hand holds a sparkling orange drink -- against an ethereal rainbow glow with transcendent looks on their faces, creating a sublime effect.

The Soft Girl Era & it’s Popularity Amongst Black Women

Allegra Walker, University at Albany - SUNY

The Soft Girl era is not just a trend about aesthetics or fashion — it's a movement of empowerment and self-affirmation for Black women.…

March 9, 2024

A smorgasbord of photos cut and scattered across the frame bedeck a vibe of chaos. Wads of bills fly over mahjong tablets and a surfer, sushi intersects with face-adorned sticky notes and a young woman enjoying books in the grass, who in turn is paired with a curly-furred dog sitting above a paint supplies and a novel held wide open, not to mention several others. White lines are drawn in bold shading around the images, emphasizing specific effects and emotions.

How Vision Boards are Redefining Online Goal Setting

Allegra Walker, University at Albany - SUNY

Why are vision boards so popular on social media? What makes them so effective for personal development and progress?…

February 20, 2024

Classic movie reel winding across screen saying "The End"

Whatever Happened to Turner Classic?

Amelie Allen, University of Arizona

David Zaslav laid off the Turner Classic executive team during June of 2023, but the reaction proves there is hope for classic film preservation and education.…

February 15, 2024

In this article, analyzing Noah Kahan's hit song "Dial Drunk" and debating how we define "country music" as a whole, a cowboy in orange pants looks confusedly at a bearded man with long hair and an tropical turquoise jacket. The scene is a combination of a desert and an island, the oranges and yellows of the former seamlessly melding with the blues and greens of the latter. The cowboy rides a horse, a dog sits by the bearded man's side and music notes dance around their head as the sun sets in the background.

Noah Kahan’s “Dial Drunk” and What Makes Country Music

Archie Wagner, University of Iowa

Noah Kahan’s music, although labeled alternative, sounds country through acoustic instrumentation and allusions to alcohol.…

February 4, 2024

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