The Popstar as Myth: Katy Perry and the Death of the Teenage Dream

How the Death of Monoculture Turned a Popstar Into a Relic

Apr 25 • Ari✨

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The Rebrand of Sexual Labor Into Lifestyle

On Porn and Crimes of the Future

Apr 16 • Ari✨

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March 2026

Should Radical Feminism Be More Mainstream?

On Desire and the Problem With Choice Feminism

Mar 31 • Ari✨

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Why Women Hate the Carolyn Bessette Look So Much

Women get criticism and the men get JFK JR. look-a-like competitions!

Mar 11 • Ari✨

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February 2026

Timotheé Has An Image Problem

s/o @heyheedie on twitter for introducing me to #nobaftaforwiggathe

Feb 26 • Ari✨

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The Popstar as Consumption: Lana Del Rey and the Economics of Vulnerability

On Devotion, Desire, and the Business of Being Sad

Feb 25 • Ari✨

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marriage, motherhood and the death of curiosity

or why being chosen isn’t the same as being interesting

Feb 18 • Ari✨

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emerald fennell is not an intellectual

yes i saw wuthering heights and yes i thought it was just okay

Feb 16 • Ari✨

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well i finally watched after the hunt

2.5 out of 5. And that’s for Julia’s shade of blonde.

Feb 15 • Ari✨

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The Popstar as God: Beyonce and the Afterlife of Fame

Why We Don’t Really Know Beyoncé—and Why That’s the Point

Feb 14 • Ari✨

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January 2026

the female martyrdom problem in media

or: why women must die for others to be reborn

Jan 22 • Ari✨

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sex, survival, and the death of the Final Girl

An essay on the death of the Final Girl, the rise of social thrillers, and the awkward place women now occupy in horror films.

Jan 18 • Ari✨

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