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Fellas, is it gay to save the earth?
…I mean, there are other men on the planet, right? Lately, I’ve been listening to the Shrek soundtrack. Quite a lot. A lot, a lot. Okay – religiously. That’s the stage of 2020 we’re at right now, folks. Also, in completely unrelated news, I recently discovered that on a hour-long train journey, you can listen…
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Willy, or won’t he? The hang up with on-screen male nudity
Hello friends, it’s been a while. I was a bit wary about posting this as I’m sure you can probably elicit from the title. I’ve been pretty worried about getting caught with my pants down (lol) (no more puns I swear). I feel as though I’m about to shove my foot into some kind of…
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The Woke Olympics
Receiving a voicemail from a person I’ve never met makes me squirm. My hands go clammy, my knees turn weak, my arms go heavy (mom’ spaghetti). The thought of contextualising someone away from the safe space of a two-dimensional photo and messaging app makes me sweat. Hearing someone’s voice means plucking them out from virtual…
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PSA: Normal People is out tomorrow
So, as we all bloody know, it’s lockdown week…5? (ironic) (I don’t know) (what day is it again?). From where I’m stood, life is getting a lil foisty. I’m averaging on about two insta stories per day, my eyebrows have become emancipated from my face and I’ve become obsessed with novelty socks. Bobbie? Obsessed? What’s…
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I (Immanuel) Kant believe this happening
For those of you looking for something to read that doesn’t concern the bloody coronavirus …I’m sorry. Just give me a hot sec this week and then it will be business as usual. But for now, I just want to ask: WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON??? sorry, *what DIVOC is going on (cov-id backwards)…
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#WWEWD? 5 lessons Elle Woods has taught me
Today was one of those days. In fact, today was a Simon day. You know the ones. So I’m sat, staring at the wall, quietly stewing in an angsty sweat when after about three minutes I genuinely thought: What would Elle Woods do? And no, unfortunately this is not a lie and did genuinely happen.…
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Victoria’s Secret: Pretty women, pretty wings, pretty patriarchal
So, the secrets out: pop culture’s annual parade of all things glamorous and feminine, has been cancelled. After 24 years, the angels have finally hung up their wings following backlash over the marketing of Victoria’s Secret. What a time to be a woman! We simply have to look to the origins of the company to…
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