By ShayWhat Are You Trying to Prove?
A reflection on the milestones we are taught to chase, the pressure to appear successful, and the question of whose expectations we are trying to meet.
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By ShayEveryone Wants a Low-Maintenance Relationship. But What Happens When Real Life Gets Complicated?
Low-maintenance relationships sound ideal until money, responsibilities and the realities of building a life together complicate the picture.
By ShayWhat would you miss if you never knew it existed? A Review of I Who Have Never Known Men
A strange, quiet and existential dystopian novel about what happens when everything you’ve ever known is taken away.
By ShayWhat Do the Things We Consume, Believe and Desire Say About Us?
A Media Studies graduate’s question about influence, identity, childhood, algorithms and how much of ourselves is actually us.
By ShayThe Fall Wardrobe: The Garments Every Stylish Girl Needs This Season
Twelve go-to pieces for a late-’90s and early-2000s fall wardrobe: a little Rory, a little Charmed and a little chaos.
By ShayCoffee, Candles & Comfort TV: 20 Movies & Shows You Should be Watching This Fall
A ranked list of cozy, spooky, nostalgic and just-dark-enough watches for every blanket season mood.
By ShayHow the Internet Has Taught Men to Fear and Manipulate Women
Red Pill content rarely introduces itself as misogyny. It often arrives disguised as confidence, dating advice and a promise to explain why you feel insecure.
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By ShaySydney Sweeney is Naked. Apparently, This is about “Just Sports”
A campaign for Novig puts Sydney Sweeney at the centre of a sports conversation. But if the sports equipment is only the backdrop, what exactly are we being asked to look at?