Tag: writing
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Pop culture moments in July that irritated me
We all know social media is one ragebait video after the other, but these last few weeks have given me one too many reasons to throw my phone in anger. I have written three or four blog posts this month and haven’t published any of them because as soon as I put them down for…
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When it comes to being unlucky in dating, the call’s coming from inside the house
I know we have more pressing issues to address in the world right now, but one thing we can consistently rely on to cause pain and suffering – whether you have one or not – is relationships. I don’t need to go into details on the cesspit that is modern dating, considering the majority of…
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Kevin Hart’s lack of accountability is embarrassing – he doesn’t care he’s missing the point
The world we live in has everyone on tenterhooks right now. Music can’t just be a bop when it’s sung by abusers; films aren’t an easy watch when the actors who star in them support the genocide of Palestinians; comedy isn’t a laughing matter when it hinges on the downfall and pain of communities that…
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Could any male artist have gotten away with *that* Coachella set or only Justin Bieber?
There’s no doubt that in the music industry there is a massive double standard between male and female artists. It’s known that women have to work ten times harder to get the same recognition as their male counterparts and the same opportunities. An artist headlining Coachella is one of the biggest opportunities they could hope…
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Everything I’ve learnt from my 20s I’m carrying into my 30s
When I was a child, I thought that once a woman turned 30 and wasn’t married with kids, she spontaneously fell off the edge of the earth, never to be heard from again. You can blame movies and the lack of age appropriate representation for that one. I’ve been nervous about this birthday milestone for most…
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Does YOU romanticise violence against women?
Let’s talk about it… The popular Netflix Original series wrapped up last month for its fifth and final season, and what an absolutely chaotic ride it was. From season one through to the finale, we’ve seen Joe Goldberg kill his way through New York, the fictional Californian suburb of Madre Linda, and London, destroying the…
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Overcritical or unproductive?
How do you know when you’re putting too much pressure on yourself or just being unproductive? For anyone who has a full-time job – or in my case a freelance role that feels like a full-time job – it’s likely that you’ll have goals and projects alongside the work you do from 9-5. Whether it…
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Lockdown for life’s inbetweeners
To those who were unemployed before lockdown, and are now worried about their future, how are you coping? Lockdown has caused a lot of problems, for a lot of societal groups, since it was implemented back in March. Those who have been furloughed, or who have suffered job losses as a result of the Covid-19…
Sincerely, Saskia 