Culture Study

The term "Culture Study" is a twist on "Cultural Studies," which refers to an academic discipline focused on understanding the culture around us. Early scholars in this field believed that any cultural item, regardless of its sophistication, was valuable to explore if it brought meaning or enjoyment to people. My perspective on culture combines my background as a cultural studies professor, where I learned that everything can be fascinating with the right analysis and context, along with my experience as a Culture Writer for BuzzFeed News, where I discovered that engaging in reporting and conversations with people makes cultural topics even more intriguing.

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How A Gardening Ceramicist Organizes Their Days

4 days ago | annehelen.substack.com | Anne Petersen

If you’ve haven’t yet read Friday’s extensive collection of Specific Ways People Are Preparing to Protect Themselves & Their Community — it’s a tremendous resource. And remember that this Wednesday, April 23rd, is the first edition of the Culture Study Cookbook Club — if you signed up to cook a recipe from Hetty Lui McKinnon’s Tenderheart, I can’t wait to hear all about it.
What Are We Actually Talking About When We Talk About Intensive Parenting?

1 week ago | annehelen.substack.com | Anne Petersen

First: This week’s episode of is so FUN. The topic (fan fiction) is fun, the co-hosts (longtime fanfic readers and writers and hosts of the podcast Mind the Tags) are hilarious, and we managed to talk extensively about taste hierarchies AND a Hermione/Draco Malfoy fanfic. We worked hard to make this one accessible to newbies *and* compelling to longtime practitioners/readers, so click the magic link to listen wherever you get your podcasts….or you can find it here.
Tuesday Thread: How to Buy / Sell / Acquire Anything Secondhand

1 week ago | annehelen.substack.com | Anne Petersen

For today’s Tuesday Thread, we’re going to do a variation on the ‘concierge’ sub-genre where people ask how what to read / listen to / watch (and others in the community provide suggestions)…..and instead help each other sell, give away, or acquire items secondhand.
One Way to Live Near Friends

1 week ago | annehelen.substack.com | Anne Petersen

Big Secret: I can see the backend stats on this newsletter. That means I know that many of the people who open this newsletter the most aren’t paid subscribers. There are so many reasons why that might be the case, but if you have the means and you value the work here — and want to keep interviews like this outside of the paywall — consider becoming a paid subscriber.
The Much-Heralded Return of ADVICE TIME

1 week ago | annehelen.substack.com | Anne Petersen

I love Advice Time. I love the questions, I love the answers, I love how diligent people have become at coming back to the thread to find and address later questions to people to don’t feel like their post is left all alone and advice-less.
What is Millennial Hobby Energy?

2 weeks ago | annehelen.substack.com | Anne Petersen

If you signed up for the inaugural Culture Study cookbook club featuring Tenderheart and haven’t yet selected a recipe — check your email! If you want to get in on this chaos, here’s your last chance (I’ll send you a follow-up email). 200+ recipes, one to six people making (most) of them, it’s gonna be amazing.
Tuesday Thread: What Are You Watching???

2 weeks ago | annehelen.substack.com | Anne Helen Petersen

I fucking love a (well-done) Hollywood production about Hollywood. I love A Star is Born (every version, legitimately) and I love The Aviator and I really love Adaptation!!! The Player! Singin’ in the Rain are you kidding me! Even The Stunt Man, a solid B- of a movie about Hollywood buoyed by Ryan Gosling’s charisma, got me. So no surprise that I love …
Gentlemen of the Woods

2 weeks ago | annehelen.substack.com | Anne Petersen

Paid Subscribers: do you need 626 ideas for workday lunches that require no effort? Whew do we have the thread for you. And if you’re not a paid subscriber but value this work and want to join the weekly threads, which we’ve managed to keep one of the good places on the internet — come join us for less than the cost of a fancy cup of coffee or a draft of Coors Light or a package of Cadbury Mini Eggs.
Friday Thread: Small, Kind Things

2 weeks ago | annehelen.substack.com | Anne Petersen

Today’s Friday Thread prompt comes from Allison, who framed her proposal this way: On a different Substack I recently participated in a thread of small kind things someone else did for you recently. Reading the comments was like a warm hug and reminder that there are so many ways to show love and community. So that is my suggestion “what’s something kind…
Are People Bad At Their Jobs....or Are The Jobs Just Bad?

3 weeks ago | annehelen.substack.com | Anne Petersen

If you open this newsletter all the time, if you forward to your friends and co-workers, if it challenges you to think in new and different ways — consider subscribing. You get access to the weekly Things I Read and Loved at the end of the Sunday newsletter, the massive links/recs posts, the ability to comment, and the knowledge that you’re paying for the stuff that adds value to your life.