I decided to reflect on the classic Disney Channel show, Wizards of Waverly Place, as my cultural artifact. The show aired in 2007 and ended in 2012. One if the main characters, Alex Russo (played by Selena Gomez), was someone I looked up to from the age of 8 to 13. The series was about a quirky family of Wizards (excluding their mom) who lived above their subway shop in New York. It followed the kids' human and magical lives. About a year before this show came out, I was smitten with Hannah Montana. I vividly remember replacing my posters of blonde wigged Miley Cyrus with wand bearing Selena Gomez. Despite being 8 and letting pop culture decide 99% of my life and taste in anything, handing my Hannah Montana fan phase over to Wizards of Waverly Place was pretty crucial to my adolescent years. At the time, I was sharing a room with my grandma so I was never able to deck my room out the way I wanted to beyond hanging up a couple posters on my side of the room. The main way I was ...