Allison Wissink (left) and Isabella Urgel (right) deal with midterm stress by making it a duet. (Bailey Young/AQ) Last night, my roommate played the same song three times before I realized it was on repeat. The song was “Pushing It Down and Praying,” Lizzy McAlpine’s third most popular song on Spotify. I asked her why. She shrugged. “It’s good.” Okay, perfect. But it got me thinking about the strange things we do when we’re stressed. We repeat songs. We walk around with hea

Album cover of The Life of a Showgirl. (Credits: Taylor Swift via Instagram) Taylor Swift returns from being a tortured poet to embracing her inner showgirl because “baby, that’s show business for you.” On Oct. 3, Swift released her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. Personally, the album explores the concept of being any sort of showgirl behind the scenes. It embraces a shimmery and glamorous perspective, which is meant to set a fun and playful tone. The L