

The Cost of Guaranteed Success: Taylor Swift and the Marvel-ism of Pop Music
As both Taylor Swift and Marvel reached unimaginable heights of success, both monetarily and culturally, the troubling question arises: Does artistic vision suffer when a brand is guaranteed success?
Kelsey Perriello
Nov 9


The Secret Handshake:Reflections on a Changing City
Earlier this month...I took my bike around the National Mall to get a feel for the changes infecting our city.
Brigid O'Connor
Oct 31


"Grown Woman”: Lorde, Virgin, and The Cult of Women’s Knowledge
On Virgin, I argue Lorde blends her signature raw, confessional, and deeply vulnerable style with a misguided, frequently gender-essentialist breed of spirituality, ultimately leading her to stumble into the crystal-doting, Facebook-posting territory of the latter.
Kate Heslin
Oct 30


"The Last Man Standing:" Super Junior’s 20th Anniversary & Their Success as the Longest-Running K-Pop Boy Band
As the longest-running K-pop boy band, Super Junior exemplifies how teamwork, individual excellence, and a deep sense of responsibility can sustain a group’s success across generations.
Wendi Wang
Oct 29


Why Do Some Sequels of Top-Rated Movies Flop While Others Succeed?
While financial stability matters in Hollywood, true art, like any field, requires risk, which is why the industry should take chances on stories that may not appeal to everyone but can still push boundaries and contribute to Hollywood in new ways.
Basia Panko
Oct 21


The Argument For Andor: Why The Best TV Of The Year Just Might Be From A Galaxy Far, Far Away
"The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest. "
- Senator Mon Mothma, Andor Season 2 Episode 9
Molly Meehan
Oct 10


yo, bro will kill you for a band
Edward Skeletrix and Brennan Jones are small but powerful artists in the “meme rap” genre, and their story is one of betrayal.
Quinn Ross
Oct 6


Saturation and Superman: The Refreshing Nostalgia of Hope Through Color
For the first time in years, director James Gunn’s unabashedly bright rendition of Superman’s eponymous hero reminds us of the comic book characters that big-screen superheroes are supposed to represent.
Sasha Jayne
Oct 2


Brian Wilson’s Forever
I have never been to California so my perception of the state is largely mythologized, abstract, and sensory.
Madison Kim
Aug 23
From Marginalized to Mainstream: The Romance Novel’s Ongoing Struggle for Literary Respect
Romance is not dead. Or, rather, the romance novel is not dead. From Jane Austen to the Harlequin novels up to Emily Henry and Abby...

Lucy Cullen
May 6

