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Lil Kim, bell hooks and How We Value Love
essay Lauren O'Neill 19/05/2025 essay Lauren O'Neill 19/05/2025

Lil Kim, bell hooks and How We Value Love

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The End of Beauty Sleep: How Capitalism Is Commodifying Bedtime
essay ione gamble 24/04/2025 essay ione gamble 24/04/2025

The End of Beauty Sleep: How Capitalism Is Commodifying Bedtime

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Judith Butler on Gender-Scepticism, Donald Trump and How to Mobilise People
interview, editorial ione gamble 10/04/2025 interview, editorial ione gamble 10/04/2025

Judith Butler on Gender-Scepticism, Donald Trump and How to Mobilise People

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Low Rise, High Stakes: A History of Butt Cleavage in Fashion
essay Lauren O'Neill 03/04/2025 essay Lauren O'Neill 03/04/2025

Low Rise, High Stakes: A History of Butt Cleavage in Fashion

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Wilful Chromesthesia: Sounds and Memories in the Depths of YouTube
essay Lauren O'Neill 01/04/2025 essay Lauren O'Neill 01/04/2025

Wilful Chromesthesia: Sounds and Memories in the Depths of YouTube

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Non Threatening Boys*: Timmy Goes Electric! Emerging as a Male Genius
essay Sihaam Naik 20/02/2025 essay Sihaam Naik 20/02/2025

Non Threatening Boys*: Timmy Goes Electric! Emerging as a Male Genius

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Gen Z’s Pretend Apoliticism and the Friend Who’s Too Woke
essay Charlotte Landrum 13/02/2025 essay Charlotte Landrum 13/02/2025

Gen Z’s Pretend Apoliticism and the Friend Who’s Too Woke

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Read Our Exclusive Extract from ‘Disappoint Me’, Introduced by the Author Nicola Dinan
essay Charlotte Landrum 06/02/2025 essay Charlotte Landrum 06/02/2025

Read Our Exclusive Extract from ‘Disappoint Me’, Introduced by the Author Nicola Dinan

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Buttoned up to the TOP: How Gen Z are Turning to Puritanism
essay Charlotte Landrum 06/02/2025 essay Charlotte Landrum 06/02/2025

Buttoned up to the TOP: How Gen Z are Turning to Puritanism

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Inside the Parasocial Politics of Close Friends Stories 
essay ione gamble 16/01/2025 essay ione gamble 16/01/2025

Inside the Parasocial Politics of Close Friends Stories 

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Sentimental Maximalism and the Politics of Trinket Collecting
essay Sihaam Naik 03/12/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 03/12/2024

Sentimental Maximalism and the Politics of Trinket Collecting

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‘The Children Yearn For Technicolour’: Why Films Look Dull Now
essay Sihaam Naik 06/11/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 06/11/2024

‘The Children Yearn For Technicolour’: Why Films Look Dull Now

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From Sweatshirts to Baseball Caps: Unpacking The Mental Health Apparel Boom
essay Sihaam Naik 31/10/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 31/10/2024

From Sweatshirts to Baseball Caps: Unpacking The Mental Health Apparel Boom

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Nothing ‘Casual’ About It: Chappell Roan, Ethel Cain and Why Female Stans Need to Look Inward
essay Lauren O'Neill 08/08/2024 essay Lauren O'Neill 08/08/2024

Nothing ‘Casual’ About It: Chappell Roan, Ethel Cain and Why Female Stans Need to Look Inward

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Marguerite Duras and the Quiet Destruction Of Cinematic Norms
essay Sihaam Naik 18/07/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 18/07/2024

Marguerite Duras and the Quiet Destruction Of Cinematic Norms

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Maggie Nelson On ‘Like Love’, Melding the Personal with the Academic, and The Eras Tour
interview Lauren O'Neill 16/07/2024 interview Lauren O'Neill 16/07/2024

Maggie Nelson On ‘Like Love’, Melding the Personal with the Academic, and The Eras Tour

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The Pleasures of Online Research and the Labour of “Googling”
essay Sihaam Naik 18/06/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 18/06/2024

The Pleasures of Online Research and the Labour of “Googling”

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When Motherhood becomes a Construct - Interview with director Marie Amachoukeli
essay Sihaam Naik 11/06/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 11/06/2024

When Motherhood becomes a Construct - Interview with director Marie Amachoukeli

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Machine Chic: How Hardware is Shaping Visual Culture
essay Sihaam Naik 11/06/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 11/06/2024

Machine Chic: How Hardware is Shaping Visual Culture

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Self-Love Is Important. But It’s Not the Key to Romance.
essay Lauren O'Neill 04/06/2024 essay Lauren O'Neill 04/06/2024

Self-Love Is Important. But It’s Not the Key to Romance.

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