Culture Study

Anne Helen Petersen
Think more about the culture that surrounds you
Created 21 Aug 2018
  • Friday Thread: The look and feel of a healthy democracy
    10 Jun 2022 • 23 75
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  • What if you got to write the sort of books you were desperate for as a teen?
    08 Jun 2022 • 65 10
    I’ve been following Camryn Garrett for years now. How did I start? Probably we started talking to each other about celebrity in the replies to a mutual’s tweet. That’s often how this sort of thing hap...
  • Tuesday Thread: What are you watching?
    07 Jun 2022 • 103 364
    Part of what you pay for when you subscribe to Culture Study = community. And one thing that all of my favorite and most healthy and generative communities do for one another = give each other media s...
  • A House Story
    05 Jun 2022 • 222 44
    If you value this work and find yourself opening this newsletter every week — please consider becoming a paid subscribing member. Your contributions make this work sustainable. Subscribe now I love st...
  • Friday Thread: Home Tricks & Tips & Hacks
    03 Jun 2022 • 147 655
    I spent the bulk of the last two weeks trying to figure out a plumbing problem. I bought a plumbing snake. I learned how to use that snake. I actually made my shower drain a lot faster, but I did not ...
  • That's a Stress Response
    01 Jun 2022 • 311 86
    If you value this work and find yourself opening this newsletter every week — please consider becoming a paid subscribing member. Maybe you keep telling yourself you’re going to and keep not doing it ...
  • Tuesday Thread: Fav Summer Reads
    31 May 2022 • 32 478
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  • Ask AHP Anything
    29 May 2022 • 42 27
    I get asked a lot of questions, formally and informally, in DMs and emails and even, occasionally, in person. The vast majority of the time, it’s pretty fun to answer them. It’s also a good reflective...
  • Friday Thread: A Space to Grieve
    27 May 2022 • 59 233
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  • This is What Happens When You Live Under Minority Rule
    25 May 2022 • 392 61
    The night sky over Big Bend, Texas (Jacob Bryant/Getty) Here is the unspeakable sadness: eighteen children and one teacher dead, in their elementary school classroom. Here was the unspeakable sadness ...
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