Feminism has changed shape in public conversation so many times that people often talk about it as though each version...
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The Heroine’s Journey, or: How One Man’s Theory of Myth Became the Screenplay of the Western World
There is a moment in the 1980s that ought to sit closer to the centre of film history than it does. Maureen Murdock, a...
“Matriarchy” Is the Wrong Word for the Right Concept
...there's a better term, a documented history, and a reason you weren't taught either. We’ve been arguing about the...
On Finding the Truth in a World of Spin
We live in a time where information is everywhere but clarity is scarce. Every headline, news report, and every viral...
Liberty Lost: Can it Be Regained?
The Empire Has No Clothes Once mythologised as the great experiment of modern democracy, the United States is now...
A Lullaby for Gaza: When Babies Starve and the World Shrugs
They say that silence is complicity. But what about the silence that stretches across oceans, that hums beneath...
Vanishing Cash, Vanishing Rights: How Women Stand to Lose the Most
The manifestation of a cashless society starts out small. It starts with the tap of your phone here, a "no cash...
The Hidden Figures: Women in STEM Erased by History
Did you know that countless brilliant women have made groundbreaking contributions to science, technology,...
The Rise of Fascism: Power That Favors Men and Wealth
Fascism isn’t just a relic of the 20th century; it’s back, and this time it’s wearing a suit, wielding social media,...