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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Spheres | The Quarantine Poems
Spheres | The Quarantine Poems

“The moon begins to blot the sun-lit sky; / one sphere will prevail, and one will die.” The Quarantine Poems is a series of poetry written during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, available in text and in audio. The fourth instalment, Spheres, is authored by Liam Atterbury.

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A memoir to my childhood garden
A memoir to my childhood garden

Despite there being more furniture, more nature, higher fences and more people, it feels as though each addition added an extra metre or so. Lazy summer days that merge into one are spent here, finding joy in the rare days where all nine of us come together for an evening.

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Introverts in Covid
Introverts in Covid

At the beginning of tiptoeing through a collapsing, ghost town, society, I was both ashamed and confused by the immediate relief and freedom I felt as soon as lockdown peaked. How could I ever admit that within waves of death, I had become alive?

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In Another Time | The Quarantine Poems
In Another Time | The Quarantine Poems

“It seems to me that everything is marked / in the time before / and now” The Quarantine Poems is a series of poetry written during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, available in text and audio. The third instalment, In Another Time, is authored by Erin Ammon.

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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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