“The Halloween Horror Nights Nikki Backlash is Stupid“

August 15th, 2026

“Obsession is far too complex to label as a movie about male abusers, and while you can give yourself a pat on the back for stating the obvious fact that Nikki is not the villain of the movie, you are not letting yourself think hard enough if you think that the label is alternatively appropriate for Bear.”

“The Boiling Point: When the Climate Changes“

August 7th, 2026

“…at what point will it be enough to convince us that the effects of global warming are not this far-off, distant disaster looming in the future, but instead a present crisis displaying its extremes now as a preview to just how much worse it is going to get?”

“Bite Your Tongue Clean Off: Why We Shouldn’t Be Silent About Celebrity Eating Disorders“

July 31st, 2026

“If we are scrolling past skeletal figures, reading comments that their bodies look great and healthy and we shouldn’t suggest otherwise — what do we then begin to internalize? If being malnourished is considered healthy, then what am I?”

“The Unexpected Horror of The Odyssey“

July 24th, 2026

“While the Achaean army must fight every battle and challenge offered their way by those they encroach upon, Circe makes it clear that the opposition is not evil for fighting back — and villains can change depending on who is narrating the story.”

“Let the Wicked Rest: Memorials for Dead Bigots“

July 17th, 2026

“…posturing that bigots were great people does not make you a respectable person for the ability to muster kind words for your opponent now that they’re dead.”

“Does Enola Holmes Really Need to be Married At All?“

July 10th, 2026

“When the acceptance of marriage as an institution Enola can be herself within is accompanied by quips of ‘You may now kiss the husband’ the girl power feminism the franchise has otherwise been quite successful at feels hollow and Tik-Tok-ified…”

“Shock Factor: Celebrating 250 Years of American Oppression“

July 3rd, 2026

“Assuming an idea of an American infinite is a product of survivorship bias, but it is a hope I think we all crave for when fireworks light up our skies each Fourth of July and we remember America can be just as beautiful as it is ugly.”

“Yap: Bitches Who Talk“

June 26th, 2026

“…the language we use to describe the way we talk can begin to reflect the way not only we view our voices, but also the lens through which society looks at them.”

“Counterpublic Texts and Protest Anthems: N.W.A.’s ‘F*** tha Police’“

June 16th, 2026

“The song uses the mode of revenge fantasy to flip the power dynamics and place the fear that many people have of the police back onto the institutions of power that enable and execute corruption and brutality.”

“Michael: The Sparkle and Sickness of Narrative Reconstruction”

May 31st, 2026

“In our imaginative construction of Michael Jackson and all of his undeniable talent and cultural influence, we also have to make room for the fact that he sexually abused children.”

“‘They’re not human’: Demagoguery & Scapegoating Immigrants“

May 18th, 2026

“It deflects blame and accountability for men and America’s most powerful onto the faceless, amorphous being of the ‘immigrant’ that bears the brunt of issues policymakers have failed to face head-on, perhaps because they know that they would be implicated should real consequences be made for abusers…”

“‘Writing isn’t playdough’: The Case for the Self-Indulgent Writer“

May 11th, 2026

“When reviewing becomes faceless and devoid of human connection, writing can then be treated as playdough to mold to the touch of every reader rather than a piece a writer is trying to mold for themselves.”