Whose opinion would you trust more: 3,000 members of the public or a singular reviewer? As a creature of habit, it seems that I am unable to watch any film on Netflix until I know that it has a rating of 3.6 stars or above on Letterboxd.
Death of the Critic: The Role of Goodreads and Letterboxd
Euphoria: Messy and Beautiful or a Parent’s Worst Nightmare?
Euphoria content has found its way into all forms of social media. So why is it that Euphoria is the new cult addiction? And, what does it say about our generation? Above all else, it isn’t exactly a TV series filled with ‘good choices’.
Mind the Age-Gap: The Dismissal of Older Women
Eliza Gill’s six rules for ageing women in the face of Hollywood’s discrimination.
Accessibility For All
Audio books have taken off in this century, making reading more accessible, dynamic, and immediate, but it’s nothing compared to holding a physical book.
My Anxiety Makes Me Do It: Re-watching The Same Shows.
By Olivia Ross While browsing on Instagram, I came across a screenshot that made me stop. Normally I ignore these ‘so relatable’ tweets but this one was interesting. Something to know about […]
As Ed Balls Day returns, what new literary talents will it inspire?
Ottaline Wallace Happy Ed Balls day! It’s celebration time, as today marks the tenth anniversary of its birth. For the past decade, a very niche and underground #edballsday subculture has been thriving, […]
Victim or Villain? How High School Musical’s sexism failed Sharpay Evans
Zara Agha Ah, Sharpay Evans. You love to hate her. She’s one diva in a long line of overtly feminine women who are routinely demonised in Hollywood. That’s right, I’m suggesting Sharpay […]
I Still F*cking Love You: Popular Heartbreak Anthems and the Tragedy Paradox
Zara Agha discusses how breakup songs exhibit the tragedy paradox.
Clamping Down on Misquotation
Literature is all too often a victim of misquotation and misattribution. These mistakes, once made, proliferate at an alarming rate, entrenching what John Green never said and what Virginia Woolf said in slightly different words in the public memory. Or should I say public imagination?
“I’m sorry I’m not Ruby Granger”: the problem with ‘studytube’
“15 Hour study with me” and “my 5am School morning routine” are just two of the many videos released to Youtube’s ‘studytube’ community by two of its most popular personalities- Ruby Granger and Unjadedjade.
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