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Reclaiming the Frame in Found Footage HorrorFound footage horror is often praised for making fear feel immediate. A shaky camera, a cramped apartment, or a livestream’s unbroken gaze can create the…
When #OscarsSoWhite Left Gender Justice BehindThe hashtag #OscarsSoWhite made institutional racism in Hollywood impossible to ignore. It named a pattern that award-season language had softened for decades:…
How The Crime Of The Century Shows The Opioid Crisis Through GenderAlex Gibney’s The Crime of the Century investigates how pharmaceutical companies, distributors, regulators, and medical professionals helped create the opioid…
Why Gen Z Keeps Returning to FriendsThe continuing popularity of Friends can seem surprising in an era shaped by streaming, online political debate, and sharper criticism of television’s narrow…
The political economy of Etsy shops and handmade feminismEtsy presents itself as a marketplace for creativity, individuality, and small-scale entrepreneurship. Its visual language is full of linen textures, hand…
Casino Eerste Storting Uitleg Voor Nederlandse SpelersWhoever searches for casino eerste storting uitleg usually wants more than a promotional headline. The important details are the minimum deposit, eligible…
Why the Strong Black Woman Trope Harms Black Women’s Mental HealthThe “strong Black woman” has become a familiar figure in film, television, advertising, politics, and social media. She is capable, outspoken,…
How The Last of Us Part II Makes Female Violence Complicate RedemptionThe Last of Us Part II places women at the centre of a revenge story and refuses to make their violence easy to categorize. Ellie, Abby, and the women around…
When Entrepreneurial Myth Masquerades as FeminismThe #GirlBoss story promised a shiny update to feminist ambition. Sophia Amoruso’s rise from selling vintage clothes on eBay to founding Nasty Gal became a…
The problem with Netflix’s Blonde and Marilyn Monroe’s victim aestheticNetflix’s Blonde turns Marilyn Monroe’s life into a fever dream of sexual exploitation, abandonment, reproductive trauma, and public humiliation. Directed by…