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Hidden in Plain Sight
Female Vulnerability as Performance and Plot Device in Contemporary Horror
Nov 8
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The Summer I Was Desired
On the Enduring Success of the Two-Brothers Trope in Post-Feminist Media
Oct 7
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Desire, I Want to Tame You
Abject Desires, Nosferatu, and the Evolution of the Beauty and the Beast Trope
Apr 3
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Mel Zog
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I Have My Father’s Eyes and His Temper Too
A Personal Commentary on Mainstream Media’s Portrayal of Father-Daughter Relationships
Mar 17, 2024
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Mel Zog
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You Don't Own Me
Simulacra, Pin-Up Culture and Ownership in the Sabrina-verse
Jun 18
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Who's Afraid of Merging with Their Significant Other?
An essay on the body horror revival, the movie TOGETHER, and loss of individuality as this decade’s greatest horror
Sep 23
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To Live and Die in the Shadows
Violence and Sacrifice in the Mission Impossible Franchise
May 26
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Mel Zog
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Yelling on the Red Carpet
Who gets to have public-facing fits?
May 16
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Mel Zog
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I'm Afraid I'm Not a Real Person Yet
On self-respect, potential, and that one Succession line
Apr 21
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No Sympathy for the Homewrecker!
misogyny as morality, the “girl’s girl” fallacy and the enduring obsession with the "other woman"
Jan 14
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Flip-Phone Nation
Dumb Phones, Analog, the Attention War, and Manufactured Nostalgia
Sep 18, 2024
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When God Sings with His Creations
Modern Spirituality, Gatekeeping Religion, and Personal Faith as a Revolution
Aug 21, 2024
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