Trigger warning: Sexual assault The other week I watched a TV show where a character looked familiar. It wasn’t the actor necessarily, as I had seen them before in other shows and films and hadn’t had these thoughts before. It was their facial responses. I couldn’t place who they reminded me of, though. It was…
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I wish you met this me
I’m the type of person that can watch a film, read a book, or listen to a piece of music, and be consumed by a single line or lyric for months, years, my whole life. I really like the singer NIKI. I love her album Nicole, which has been a constant in my On Repeat…
An examination of the Close Friends feature
Apart from the obvious things like preventing climate change, getting Anne Boleyn out of that relationship earlier, seeing a dinosaur, and stopping the production of Magic Mike’s Last Dance, if I could go back in time: I’d do social media differently. Firstly, I’d use a consistent username across all channels (I’m still chuffed I got…
Taylor Swift, Christmas, and lost love
I’ve been thinking lately about how Taylor Swift uses Christmas (or, if you’re American, the “holidays”) to reference lost love. In her more recent albums, especially folklore and evermore, Swift has written from fictional perspectives and situations which I’m sure were inspired by some element of truth. I find I’m drawn to these made-up storylines…