Internet Hate Campaigns: From GamerGate to Blake

Every time the internet launches a disproportionate hate campaign towards a young woman, I’m suspicious. I lived through the Amber Heard Trial, I lived through the Anne Hathaway hate train. Reader, I lived through GamerGate…

Learning Hope from Literary Apocalypse

Good literature — like Station Eleven — reminds us how to resist despair: by building new worlds.

Books, CultureE7 November 2024hope, apocalypse

Past is Prologue: Why Nostalgia Replays Our Culture

The world is burning, but we don’t really need to turn to nostalgia constantly in order to hide from it.

CultureBoshemia Magazine5 November 2024nostalgia, tv, film

Do We Really Need Another Biopic?

In the age of celebrity worship, biopics face the challenge of capturing the essence of a life on screen. Are they a sincere tribute or a manufactured exploitation?

CultureContributor14 August 2024film, biopic, anthony bourdain, tony bourdain, a24

Poor Girl Problems: Revisiting "Thirteen"

Thirteen was a foundational film for complex and tender representations of poor women and girls for my generation. After 20 years, it deserves a critical reevaluation.

CultureContributor11 July 2024review, film, Stacy Jane Grover

A Dark Way To Look At It: Interrogating Male Abuse and The Boys

Five years later, The Boys has run out of sympathy for sexual assault victims and has made them the butt of the joke.

Culture, ReviewQ10 July 2024tv, the boys, sexual assault

The Year of the Theatrical Femme

If Books Could Kill: A Podcast For The Self-Help Era

The Death of the Celebrity

Opening your phone these days is a bit like playing on a slot machine. You’re in for one of two outcomes: money, or loss. Luxury lifestyles, or dead children. It’s no wonder that we’re desperately reaching out for help in any direction.

The Toots and Boots of the 96th Academy Awards

In the cold light of Monday, we can all agree that the Oscars are kind of silly, but dammit they’re a fun silly!

I went to a screening of Big Shark with Tommy Wiseau so you don't have to

The plot follows three firefighters that have been tasked with stopping a killer shark from terrorising New Orleans. Pretty standard action movie stuff, right? However, Tommy Wiseau’s approach to storytelling is to ignore all the rules on how to tell a story.

Review, CultureContributor1 March 2024tommy wiseau, film review, the room, big shark

I've had Kenough: Begging You To Watch Another Movie

Mean Girls: A Mid Movie Musical Movie

Mean Girls — the movie, the musical, the movie (again?), and the mediocrity.

Culture, ReviewQ24 January 2024Mean Girls, review

There May Be Others: Thoughts on Saltburn

I’m not mad Saltburn, I’m just disappointed.

We Had The Loveliest Time - A Carly Rae Jepsen Album Review by Alex and Q

POP EMERGENCY! Everyone’s favourite Canadian chartreuse has released another album! Coming hot of last year’s The Loneliest Time, the queen of wistful pop has released The Loveliest Time. Using Spotify’s hot new synch feature, Alex and Q poured a glass of Kylie rosé and got to listening. Thus enjoy our scattered and excited thoughts.

Fast Fashion Debate: Who Should we be Mad at?

There’s no denying that we need fairly priced clothes to cater to families and members of society that can’t afford to buy from sustainable brands or don’t have the time to browse charity shops.

CultureFlo Ledger9 August 2023fast fashion, sustainability, eco friendly, overconsumption, capitalism

Barbenheimer: The Movies Are Back

Review: SPLENDOUR at Kelvin Players Theatre, Bristol

Graham’s specific mounting of the script is, I think, a triumph of performance and stagecraft. The effort and passion that have gone into this show are palpable the entire way through and all facets of this performance are deserving of applause.

Review, CultureChris Hawkins13 July 2023theatre, theatre review, splendour