PinnedBarbie Is Not Feminist and It Doesn’t MatterIt feels important to start with a simple fact that it feels as though everyone should be able to agree with: Barbie dolls are not…Jul 22, 2023Jul 22, 2023
PinnedStraight Until Proven GuiltyAs more and more celebrities feel comfortable coming out to the public, people have had to find new and different ways to make their…Apr 30, 2023Apr 30, 2023
PinnedThe Metamorphosis of the Sad GirlAs someone who spent their middle school years scrolling on Tumblr, I am no stranger to the aesthetic of the “Sad Girl.”Apr 16, 2022Apr 16, 2022
You Look Like Taylor SwiftAs someone who has enjoyed Taylor Swift’s music since before the release of Fearless, there has always been this feeling that we’ve grown…Apr 23, 20243Apr 23, 20243
The Teacher Shortage Will Last As Long As You Keep Killing UsThe morning after the Uvalde shooting, I was driving into school wondering which parts of the evacuation plan to remind students of. Should…Mar 31, 2023Mar 31, 2023
The Misogyny Is Coming From Inside the HouseThroughout history, men have depended on women to tell on each other and keep each other in line.Feb 28, 20232Feb 28, 20232
Are We Ready to Admit That Saw is Good?Whenever something invents a genre or revitalizes an existing genre, it is lumped in with the lower-quality copycats that come after it. In…Jan 28, 20231Jan 28, 20231
So, What Happened With Midnights?The day before Midnights, Taylor Swift’s tenth album, was set to release, news of a leak spread through social media. Quickly, the…Oct 22, 20221Oct 22, 20221
A Woman is A MonsterWomen from Emily Bronte to Taylor Swift have lamented about the loss of the wildness of their childhood. In a society with rigid beliefs…Jul 22, 2022Jul 22, 2022
An American Educator’s Love Letter to Abbott ElementaryAbbott Elementary is the first show that has ever made me cry in its pilot episode. And for being a comedy, that is an even more difficult…Apr 12, 20222Apr 12, 20222
Home Video, Folklore and Pandemic NostalgiaOn March 12th, 2020, I received the email that my college would be shutting down for at least three weeks. The office I worked in shut…Jun 27, 20211Jun 27, 20211
I Didn’t Have a Glow Up and Neither Did YouThe first time I remember being disappointed with my appearance, I was five years old.May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
My Big Sister, FearlessI still remember exactly where I was when I heard “Love Story” for the first time. It was September 2008, I had just moved to Minnesota…Apr 8, 2021Apr 8, 2021
Normal People, Jane Austen, and the Romance of Walking AroundSo often, the biggest criticism of any romance-based media is that the characters would so easily solve their conflict if they just…Feb 5, 20219Feb 5, 20219
Lover is the Weakest Album of Taylor Swift’s Career2016 brought Taylor Swift the end of the 1989 World Tour, her second Album of the Year award and her titular lover. Though in “Famous,”…Dec 21, 2020Dec 21, 2020
The Clique and Being Not Like Other GirlsThe phrase ‘not like other girls’ has been so painfully run into the ground that women get accused of having this mentality based on every…Nov 19, 20202Nov 19, 20202
