Movie Review: Barbie in the Real World

Movie Review: Barbie in the Real World

by | Aug 15, 2023 | Movie Reviews

Spoiler Alert:This review contains some minor spoilers about the plot of Barbie.   When I was a girl, at a certain age I had only one wish each time I opened a gift, and that wish was, “Please be a Barbie doll.” I was obsessed then, and although I never collected as...
Spare: Privilege and Pain

Spare: Privilege and Pain

by | Jun 16, 2023 | Culture, Entitlement

What do the royals and a Rorschach test have in common? Both provoke reactions that tell us more about the attitudes and beliefs of the beholder than about the object of their gaze. This is not to say that the royals, particularly British royals, are a neutral...