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not every main female character needs a man: rumi and jinu
Hailey presents a sharp feminist critique of K-Pop Demon Hunters, questioning the male saviour figure trope.
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what do you mean women have feelings about their exes?
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woolf and the female voice
Ella unpacks A Room of One’s Own as Woolf’s fierce, feminist reckoning with the systems that silence women.
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The Gilmore Reading Diaries
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anarchy in stars hollow: jess mariano and the history of punk
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literature discussing tradition as an excuse for our problems
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the iconic lookbook of cher horowitz
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the timeless style of audrey hepburn
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10 Things I Hate About You's Katarina Stratford: the witty, opinionated, feminist icon of the 90s.
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feminist rage through the ages: from medusa to mitski
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what do you mean women have feelings about their exes?
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the aesthetics of friendship: what does a “brilliant” girl look like?
Salma reflects on My Brilliant Friend as a study of girlhood brilliance, friendship, and the quiet politics of who gets to be seen.
Aug 27
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salma
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woolf and the female voice
Ella unpacks A Room of One’s Own as Woolf’s fierce, feminist reckoning with the systems that silence women.
Aug 25
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ella
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putting some notes in the margins for you on american politics
In this Gilmore Girls soaked Howl essay, Niamh Poppleton argues that ‘I saw the best minds of my generation…’ and they were all in love with Jess…
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feminist rage through the ages: from medusa to mitski
Eeman conducts a deep dive into the evolution of feminine rage through time - from myth to musical melancholy - and how it’s been beautified…
Aug 11
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Eeman
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anarchy in stars hollow: jess mariano and the history of punk
Gilmore Girls reads Please Kill Me by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain.
Jul 28
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literature discussing tradition as an excuse for our problems
gilmore girls reads the lottery: unpacking shirley jackson's commentary on the problem of tradition
Jun 30
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Niamh Poppleton
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sometimes the most beautiful things are broken
heartbreakingly beautiful: a review of fuyumi soryo's 'mars'
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1984 is a soap opera
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putting some notes in the margins for you on american politics
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Niamh Poppleton
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scrunchies & sentimentality: the style of lara jean covey
Niamh Poppleton explores the nostalgic, bookish style of Lara Jean Covey.
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Niamh Poppleton
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the gentlemen: guy ritchie's masterclass in action-comedy
Niamh Poppleton delves into The Gentlemen: a tv show that combines humour, crime and chaos like no other.
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Niamh Poppleton
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the tarantino effect in hunters
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the psychological mystery of severance
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rory gilmore's downfall was realistic
Gilmore Girls is the show you watch on repeat - a warm mug of coffee brewed with laughter, drama and comfort.
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