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A silhouette in a dark room with one light. Contemplating death

Death, Denial and Other Ways to Talk about the End of the World

stereotypes in hollywood pink stars on gray tiled street sidewalk

Sorry Hollywood, you can’t make good art from bad stereotypes

Academia Novel Femme Yumi Pak in a bookstore

When Academia Tries to Defeat a Nerdy Femme

the cute look, Carey Mulligan in all pink

So Cute When You’re Angry: Promising Young Woman & the Politics of “Cute”

A wall of old TV sets reminds us of triggers

Triggers, Truth & Becoming Whole: A Case for Art that Makes Us Feel Unsafe

neon demon models in white room

On Horror & Selling Beauty in The Neon Demon & The Eyes of Laura Mars