In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the emancipatory joy of Justin Bieber’s public glow-down, shocking displays of tactical romantic psychosis by girls online, the despair wrought by the all-female Blue Origin space flight, the self-titled musical bonanza of Addison and Jonatan, the subversive pots-and-pans earworm Gnarly by Katseye, reflections on Californian millennialism from HAIM to Meghan Markle, our field trip to Pope Francis’s memorial mass, and more.

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Links:“Hailey Bieber’s Dangerous Decade-Long Obsession [Reupload]” on YouTube

Justin Bieber e-bike bong photoshoot

“I’m Dating A Fan” by Caspar Lee on YouTube (and his gf’s viral TikTok)

Benny Blanco reveals Selena Gomez used to wait outside his house for 30 minutes before dates

Alexandra French’s “First Glam Ever in Space” Instagram post

Katy Perry Sings in Space, Reveals “Lifetimes” Set List

Levi Coralynn by Elizaveta Porodina for Alla Carta

“The Untold Story Of America's Southern Chinese” (Mississippi Delta Chinese population documentary) on YouTube

Addison Rae’s Elle April 2025 cover story

KATSEYE (캣츠아이) “Gnarly” Official Music Video

dearALICE by SM Entertainment (boy group whose name i couldn’t remember lol)

PSYCHIC FEVER “Just Like Dat” Official Music Video

Encyclical Letter Fratelli Tutti (On Fraternity and Social Friendship) by Pope Francis

Michelle Obama on the Shocking Cost of Living in the White House

Meghan Markle Netflix snarking on YouTube

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