How to set new year goals that won't make you hate yourself
I know the dopamine hit of buying something pretty makes you truly believe that this will be the magical item that changes everything, but sweetie please put your phone down and drink a glass of water. Don’t fall into the trap.
Memes Will Be Blood: On Political Violence in the Digital Age
Revolution has always been theater; now the theater is a feed, and the script is written in pixels and blood.
E-Reads: Ecstasy & Desire in Emily Dickinson
To read Dickinson is to fall, softly and irrevocably, into the mystery of want.
From Villain to Visibility: How Film Portrays Trans Lives
Trans people don’t want to be plot devices, cautionary tales, or punchlines.
Tiktok Tarot: For You, From the Algorithm
These videos claim that they were ‘meant’ to find me. However, they are also ‘meant’ to find thousands of others.
Classic summer reads for lovers
If a contemporary summer read isn’t hitting your fancy quite right, don’t worry. I’ve got you covered. Here are my top classic summer reads for all you lovers out there.
61 Aesthetics Presents: Metamorphosis
Guided by the direction of Vasilisa Sugak and the eye of Robert Moore, Metamorphosis is both a fashion story and a meditation on identity, resilience, and rebirth.
E-Reads: The Cult of the Self
E reviews what she’s been reading lately: a blend of razor-sharp nonfiction and slow-simmering novels, all by women.
Internet Hate Campaigns: From GamerGate to Blake
Every time the internet launches a disproportionate hate campaign towards a young woman, I’m suspicious. I lived through the Amber Heard Trial, I lived through the Anne Hathaway hate train. Reader, I lived through GamerGate…
Review: "The Critic" is a Chilling Descent in Moral Chaos
I am the least qualified person to review movies — but, if you’re a movie buff reading this, let me offer a defense for this film all the same.
The Space Gal is Going to Space
This Friday, Emily Calandrelli, known as "The Space Gal," will be the 100th woman in space.
Learning Hope from Literary Apocalypse
Good literature — like Station Eleven — reminds us how to resist despair: by building new worlds.
Past is Prologue: Why Nostalgia Replays Our Culture
The world is burning, but we don’t really need to turn to nostalgia constantly in order to hide from it.
Review: Moments, by Theatre Re – 4.5 stars
Moments is a special show. A love-letter to theatre that isn’t inaccessible to non-theatre people. To the lay folks, I’d think it opens their eyes a little to the intricacies of creating theatre. To theatre folk, it’s a beautiful reminder of why we love it so much.
Do We Really Need Another Biopic?
In the age of celebrity worship, biopics face the challenge of capturing the essence of a life on screen. Are they a sincere tribute or a manufactured exploitation?
Poor Girl Problems: Revisiting "Thirteen"
Thirteen was a foundational film for complex and tender representations of poor women and girls for my generation. After 20 years, it deserves a critical reevaluation.