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Scarlet Recap #4 | Kevin Spacey, Tom Humphries, & Gemma Collins
It’s been a month since we last met to discuss all things that go mort in the night.
In that time Hollywood has been cancelled, Hurricane Ophelia wiped out Ireland’s off licences, Gemma Collins fell off a stage, Simon Cowell fell down…
Modern Marriage vs the Modern Feminist
I recently read an article about the toll of emotional labour on women in relationships. It’s a great read and I’d recommend it to anyone. The topic, of course, got me careening down the rabbit hole that is the Internet, and I stumbled upon…
Oh Yeah, #MeToo
It’s half five on a Wednesday evening and I’m lounging on the couch - half watching Pointless, half texting a friend. We haven’t caught up in a while and among the pleasantries and Netflix tips, we get talking about the Harvey Weinstein…
15 Ways To Fight The Post Graduate Blues
Yeah, that's what I'm going through right now - the post graduate blues. It seems like everyone else is breezing right past you. You log onto Facebook and see all your friends with job offers and you're still on the dole. Or maybe you're…
Real Estate’s Sacking of Matt Mondanile Should Be The Rule, Not The Exception
In May of 2016, the breezy, indie rock troupe Real Estate announced that one of their founding members, Matt Mondanile, would be departing from the band. At the time, an official statement had implied the somewhat surprising departure was…
Dil Wickremasinghe | Sparking Change, Speaking Out & Her Civic Duty
Nearly two weeks ago, Dil Wickremasinghe’s show Global Village was canceled after a decade on the air. To say it was a shock to the radio presenter and her listeners would be an understatement. In her statement on Twitter, Dil described…
Revenge of the Nerds, ‘Nice Guys,’ and Loveable Misogynists
"Nice guys."
We all know one.
Whether it’s in a movie or a TV show, the Hollywood trope of the “loveable nerd” that eventually gets the girl - or at least a rewarding favor from her - never seems to go away. While most popular in the…
I Grieve and I Am Angry For The Women I Will Never Know
Inspiration arrives from the strangest sources, the most unlikely places. I usually have something mindless on television in the background while I write now that I live alone.
On an episode of the sitcom Bewitched, I heard the words,…
My Transition Diary #4 | Deed Polls & Oestrogen
Follow Aoife’s Transition Diary from the start here.
You wake up minutes before the alarm goes off. You’ve had a restless night, tossing and turning. Your anxiety about today had, as it always does, spilled over to your sleep. You…
Scarlet Recap #3 | Marching for Choice, Harvey Weinstein, & Mariah Carey
I was hoping I wouldn’t have to write about women’s rights for this recap. Like, I really tried not to. I lit a candle for the White House WiFi connection to drop and give us all a break from Trump’s tweets. I turned off my Google alerts…