A Matter of Taste: Personal Identity, Aesthetics in Pop Culture, Affects of Streaming, and Guilty Pleasures

March is for mixing it up!

Mar 1 • Diana Franco

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February 2026

Author Matt Browning Talks Books, Business, and His Love for Gilmore Girls

An exclusive interview with a pop culture references expert!

Feb 28 • Diana Franco

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The Social Power of Play: How We Communicate Through Games

Play is a dialogue between players and audiences

Feb 26 • Diana Franco

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Global Watch Party: How Collective Viewing Makes the Olympics Meaningful

Creating community around the Games

Feb 23 • Diana Franco

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From the Big Game to The Traitors: Why Structure Makes Play Meaningful

Rules of any game make it worth playing

Feb 5 • Diana Franco

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The Power of Play: The Olympic Games, Why Rules Matter, and Collaborative Experiences

Let the games begin!

Feb 1 • Diana Franco

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January 2026

The Power of Place: TV Worlds That Feel Alive

How geography and setting drive storyworlds

Jan 28 • Diana Franco

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Found Family and Traditional Family: What TV Shows Teach Us About Society

Fiction as a model for the real world

Jan 19 • Diana Franco

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Clueless and Curious: Identity and Society in Stories Set in High School

How pop culture teaches us to break unwritten rules

Jan 12 • Diana Franco

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Building Societies: Geographical Locations, Family Dynamics, and Laws in Storyworlds

Hard hats required!

Jan 1 • Remarkist Editors

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December 2025

Tinsel Traditions: An Exclusive Interview with Christmas TV and Film Historian Joanna Wilson

A chat with the expert on holiday pop culture!

Dec 23, 2025 • Remarkist Editors

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Stranger Things and Even Stranger Games: Join Us For An Upside Down Extravaganza!

Don’t watch the last four episodes alone!

Dec 22, 2025 • Remarkist Editors

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