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Lana, Glamour and White Privilege
Lana, Glamour and White Privilege

Lana Del Rey citing herself as glamorous, fragile and delicate while othering women of colour as “strong,” goes hand in hand with a long tradition of viewing white women as glamourous and women of colour as exotic

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Culture, NonfictionQmusic, music industry, pop music, pop culture, culture, black excellence, lana del rey, beyonce, Ariana Grande, nicki minaj, cardi b, kehlani, ariana grande, glamour, glamor, glam, old hollywood, joan crawford, the american dream, myth of the american dream, america, hollywood, anna may wong, josephine baker, elizabeth grant, Marilyn Monroe, greta garbo, vanity fair, vamp, glamourous, film history
Pandemic Television: Episodes To Quarantine To
Pandemic Television: Episodes To Quarantine To

Anyway, I guess we’re all going to die. We’re not, but I wouldn’t blame you for feeling that way. You’re stuck inside while people are literally dying and the government’s response has been objectively terrible. The only thing we can do is bake bread and watch TV.

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Culture, ReviewQTV, television, pandemic, coronavirus, quarantine, covid-19, rona, pop culture, culture, the leftovers, chernobyl, the americans, mad men, breaking bad, community, you're the worst, lost, watchmen, damon lindloff, rupauls drag race, rupaul, scrubs, parks and recreation, parks and rec, social distancing, social isolation
The Exchange Rate of Outrage
The Exchange Rate of Outrage

You’re never going to get a racist on TV, own them, and change their minds. You’re never going to persuade people that racism is, in fact, bad by tweeting a solid burn. Save your outrage, it doesn’t work. Don’t tweet about them, don’t click articles about them, don’t watch videos where they’re spewing their bile, just ignore them.

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Culture, LifeQlaurence fox, fox news, pierce morgan, katie hopkins, question time, meghan markle, racism, sexism, bbc, nick griffin, nigel farage, tomi lahren, discourse, twitter, BNP, ukip, greb comics, gooby, megan mccain, jacob wohl, alex jones, ben shapiro, gun girl, republican, right wing, anger, social media, media, duck
In Conversation with Karina Longworth of 'You Must Remember This'
In Conversation with Karina Longworth of 'You Must Remember This'

You Must Remember This started as a passion project in April 2014. “I heard what it would sound like, and I was not really happy with my professional situation at the time. And so, I just thought “I can hear what this podcast sounds like in my head. Why don't I try to make it?" So, I did.”

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CultureQkarina longworth, podcast, podcasts, interview, you must remember this, old hollywood, hollywood, scandal, hollywood scandal, glamour, red lipstick, romantic, seduction, exposé
Love Island and the 3 Peak Fuckboys
Love Island and the 3 Peak Fuckboys

This season, Love Island set out to answer one very simple question: why are men such trash? Throughout the season, there have been three men who have fuckboy’d their way through. They’ve been rude, inconsiderate and “chaldish”. While we’re all basking in the glow of Gregg and Amber, let’s have a look back at the top three fuckboys of Love Island.

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CultureQlove island, tv, reality tv, amber and gregg, gaslighting, mental health, fuckboy, chaldish Comment
The Taylor Swift Guide to Co-Opting Pride
The Taylor Swift Guide to Co-Opting Pride

It’s a fine line to tailor to the gays without coming off as pandering, or a privileged white girl who saw season 6 of RuPauls Drag Race for the first time on a plane. Anyway, here’s the new Taylor Swift song.

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CultureQtaylor swift, you need to calm down, Me!, pride, lgbtqia, lgbt rights, lgbt community, queer, pop music, queer pop culture, pop culture, Katy Perry, bad blood, rupaul, the fab five, gay icon, gay art, pandering, gay anthem, the gay anthem, music, music reviewComment