The Infamous Women's Magazine

It's a Friday night and I'm taking the evening to relax with my roommates. Watching some Food Network, drinking a smoothie, and casually flipping through a Cosmo that my roommate just bought. I flip through the first couple pages and I wonder "WHERE IS ALL THE CONTENT?!?"

I've never really been one to buy magazines (being a student, I just look at everything online), but wow, I forgot how many advertisements are in these things!

Right off the bat we got the one and only Ms. Natalie Portman, looking as lovely as always, laying next to a bottle of Miss Dior perfume. It isn't till about page 37 that I realize that most of what I just read or flipped through (cause there's nothing to read) are just advertisements of stuff that I can't even afford!
What. Is. Happening?! Who is the target audience for these types of magazines, I wonder. So of course, I do a quick ol' Google search. Ah! Just as I should have suspected, 18-39 year old, WHITE, UPPER CLASS women... Well, I fit two of those descriptions. My roommate doesn't even fit this description.

Part of me didn't even want to continue reading. What's the point? It's going to be filled with useless information because whatever they're selling me or the lifestyle they want me to live is one that is unaffordable and therefore unattainable! Yet, I find myself wanting to indulge and continue reading anyways. Can you blame a girl for wanting to know what the newest spring trends are even if I can't afford them? Or reading those hilarious confessions section of the magazine?

But really, there needs to be more of an emphasis on content as opposed to advertisements. Could this be a sign that the magazine industry might not survive much longer?

Welcome to The Study Room!

If you're a TV junkie like me and my friends, I really do hope that you understand why I named my blog "The Study Room". If you have no idea what that is a reference to and have a love for all things popular culture, go watch Community (it's on Netflix), you won't regret it.

Essentially what this blog will be is a compilation of my reviews on television shows, movies, and books. As well, any other popular culture event that I feel I have a strong opinion on.

This would be a good time for a short introduction of myself. My name is Rucha (pronounced Roo-Cha), I am 21 years old and currently attending Brock University in my 3rd year majoring in Popular Culture. So... You know... I'm pretty smart and all when it comes to movies and TV and junk.

I love learning about new films and television shows all the time. I want to ensure you that I will not just be talking about how much I looooove Pretty Little Liars because the girls are sooooooo pretty and I want their lives. (Even though I do). But this blog will be more of an attempt to be critical about texts that I like but also ones that I don't like.

The aim will be to update at least once a week and more if I feel the urge to talk about something really important. This is a fun, pop culture reference loving space. I hope you will enjoy what I have to say and feel comfortable enough to share your loves with me too!