The Popstar as Rebel: Miley Cyrus and the Performance of Freedom

the Disney machine, the good-girl myth, and why rebellion still needs better PR

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the suffering contract

on the roles we inherit, endure and finally reject

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the war on pleasure

- notes on the shackles of religion, suffering and emotional repression

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The Popstar as Sacrifice: Britney Spears and the Birth of the Bad Girl

A cultural autopsy of purity, fame, and the price of the pop girl myth

Oct 20 • 

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the man, the myth, the tumblr: why it was cool to be sad online

a love letter to 2012 internet brain rot and the girls who thought sadness was an aesthetic

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grief is just love with nowhere to go: on the batman (2022)

the batman, se7en and the art of rising above vengeance

Oct 1 • 

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September 2025

they say self-love can't replace romantic love

more thoughts on romance that no one asked for

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my therapist says i daydream too much

notes from a lifelong delusional optimist

Sep 17 • 

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from disney channel to rory gilmore: the virginity industrial complex

how purity culture didn’t just shape pop stars — it scripted stars hollow

Sep 10 • 

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no one can tell you who you are, except for me

how dating gurus turned patriarchy into a personality

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bringing sexy back: a pop album study

a case study in justin timberlake, sex and the 2007 club economy

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the art of being late to everything

on the beauty of aging and the chaotic passage of time

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