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Hailee Steinfeld Loves Herself!
Hailee Steinfeld’s “Love Myself” at first appears to be a simplistic though revolutionary pop declaration of self-care. However, “Love Myself”…
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Boy Bands and Teenage Girls: A Spectacle Of The Natural World
There is nothing wrong with girls being in the driver’s seat of their own sexuality.
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It’s Hard Enough Out Here For Women: Lily Allen and the Misuse of Satire
News of Lily Allen’s return to music with the release of her new single has spread like wildfire. The title…
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14 Songs that Empower Women
Midterms are over and finals are quickly approaching. I find myself overwhelmed with readings, essays, and studying galore. But in…
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Is “The Avengers” Combatting Sexism?
The Avengers has been one of the biggest blockbusters of recent years, with the biggest audience, and biggest impact on popular…
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I was Co-Dependent Before it was Cool: Dysfunctional love and performative identity in Indie pop
Lana responds to this rejection by creating the personas of an American gold digger and ruinous Lolita, characters that counter…
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Lily Allen: An Alternative to Taylor Swift
When I was in high school, I was an anglophile who was absolutely obsessed with the British pop singer Lily…
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When Reality Television Meets Domestic Violence
However, the world of the Real Housewives is far from being a flawless paradise. Most of the women featured as…
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“Like, OMG, Shut Up!”: Why the “Shit Girls Say” Meme Should Seriously End
By now, the “Shit Girls Say” meme trend is old news to avid bloggers, Tumblr users and Internet addicts everywhere.…
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Romantic or Wrong?: Ezra and Aria in “Pretty Little Liars”
Every Monday, I grab my popcorn and excitedly turn on ABC Family for a new episode of the teen thriller…
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