Recorded in the twilight days of the Biden administration, we gathered round to discuss a dizzying variety of cultural phenomena in this edition of Study Break, including the Freakmas double feature of Babygirl and Nosferatu, the troubling rise of Galaxy Gas and other flavor-blasted/cartoonified smoke shop abominations, the vestigial parallels between Lily-Rose Depp and Timothée Chalamet, the resonance of face-tatted country artists, the passing of national Pastel Protestant Grandfather, Jimmy Carter, and much more. 

Links:
The Next Drug Epidemic is Blue Raspberry Flavored – Ezra Marcus for New York
The 1830s Gothic Fashion of Robert Eggers' Nosferatu – Focus Features on YouTube
Timothée Chalamet | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #551
Timothée Chalamet Instagram Complete Livestream
Jimmy Carter’s Grandson Honors 39th President's Life, Legacy in Eulogy
T.O.P Breaks Silence on Controversial Return to Acting in Squid Game Season 2 – Korea Times
Chloe Forero on TikTok re: Latino influencers
Ethel Cain's Tumblr post on the irony epidemic
Hawk Tuah and the Zynternet – Max Read on Substack

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