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Cinema, books, television, and the cultural record, read closely. We look at the stories the culture tells us about women, and the ones it leaves out. Reviews, essays, and arguments that take pop culture as seriously as it takes itself.

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"Culture is not background noise. It is the longest-running argument we are having about ourselves."
Issue 01 · May 2026

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TikTok comments responding to the film Obsession
Culture · Opinion

The scariest thing about Obsession isn't the monster. It's the comments section.

What the male reactions to a horror film about possession actually tell us about a century of cinema, consent, and the women who don't get to say no.

8 min read  ·  May 2026  ·  Read →

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