Archive - Culture Study

This is How We Fall Out of Love with the World

The Twilight of the American Passion Job

Feb 23 •

Anne Helen Petersen

The Social Media Sea Change

What happens when the thing that structured so much of our lives loses its utility?

Jan 19 •

Anne Helen Petersen

Taylor Swift and the Good Girl Trap

Winning is Losing

Feb 7, 2024 •

Anne Helen Petersen

Everyone's Doing It

Dec 15, 2024 •

Anne Helen Petersen

Who Else Is Feeling This In Their Body

Take each other's sorrow seriously — that includes your own

Feb 12 •

Anne Helen Petersen

This is How Much America Still Hates Women

They hate us, and they think we will learn to hate ourselves, too. But they also underestimate us.

Nov 6, 2024 •

Anne Helen Petersen

The Millennial Vernacular of Fatphobia

Celery is a Calorie-Negative Food

May 23, 2021 •

Anne Helen Petersen

White Celebrity and Rituals of Civility

Taylor Swift, Brittany Mahomes, Kate Middleton, and Culture Study

Sep 15, 2024 •

Anne Helen Petersen

The Unraveling of a Royal Fairytale

The Princess and The Bad Photoshop

Mar 13, 2024 •

Anne Helen Petersen

The Secret to a Hobby-Filled Life

No it's not just being retired

Oct 31, 2024 •

Anne Helen Petersen

"The Kids Are Too Soft"

Generational Bullshit Thinking about Work Ethic

Oct 23, 2024 •

Anne Helen Petersen

Did Your Parents Have Friends?

And would your kids say you do?

Sep 1, 2024 •

Anne Helen Petersen

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