The Cannes Film Festival decency rules brought a conversation about 'decency' in fashion, and whether celebrities have gone 'too far' in revealing their bodies on the red carpet. Is this just another case of policing what women wear? Or does the conversation run deeper - how are women's bodies portrayed in public spaces, and who gets to undress?

I quit TikTok! So I'm sharing the long form media I've been consuming instead of (or in addition to... let's be honest,) doomscrolling.

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Psst! Did you hear? Gossip may not be AS bad as you think it is - well... in certain contexts, and depending on whose talking... actually I just heard this on the grapevine & may not have the facts straight so you should probably just listen to find out more...

From rumour spreading & slander to whisper networks that exist to support oppressed people in society - what do we actually mean when we condemn gossip, and is it as bad as we think? In this episode we unpack gossip from a critical feminist perspective & consider its role in the #MeToo movement, among others.

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#MeToo #gossip #feminism #criticalfeminism #thewhitelotus #bridgerton

Why are teens using wrinkle cream before they have wrinkles? Why is baby botox booming before 25? How does politics shape our views about beauty? From anti-aging influencers to a total erasure of older women in media, this video unpacks how our culture turned aging into a crisis... and why we’re so scared of it happening to us.

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From Ozempic to the pilates body to the AI chubby filter on TikTok, it's no question that our social media feeds are starting to give mid-2000s (in the worst possible way). It feels like we're collectively unlearning any efforts to achieve body positivity and neutrality, and I want to know why. Are beauty trends a microcosm for what's happening in the political and social zeitgeist, and if so, what does the resurgence of skinny mean? 

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#pilatesbody #skinnytrend #bodypositivity #beautytrends #thebeautymyth #y2k #feminism #tiktoktrends

Let's get chatty about the quarter life crisis. Are you in it? Or are we just living in an era of excessive self-optimisation culture, cost of living increases and an obsession with anti-aging...

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Kamala is brat, Trump has weird vibes and Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl half time performance was political commentary. Today we're unpacking how pop culture & politics are barely distinguishable, whether modern media has shaped this, and what the 'attention economy' means for culture. This episode was inspired by OliSUNvia, "drowning in entertainment: the age of distraction", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJZ5Y... - I highly recommend for a further deep dive into this topic!Follow me on Instagram!

From Victoria Beckham’s working class childhood to gentrification in the streets of Fitzroy Melbourne… what’s with the obsession with appearing less wealthy than you really are? Let's unpack quiet luxury, 'homeless chic', Naarm-core and what this all means in the context of an oligarchy & increasingly splintered leftist spaces...

timestamps:00:00 intro02:42 quiet luxury in different fonts10:31 Naarmcore, gentrification & ‘broke’ students15:54 tall poppy syndrome17:46 romanticisation of poverty20:27 the oligarchy of it all 25:00 the empathy drought27:17 final thoughts

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Welcome back to From The Diving Board!

In this episode I reflect on my experience solo travelling & unpack what loneliness means, and how it differs from solitude…

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From Sonny Angels to Stanley Cups, gen z has a new(ish) obsession with collecting things. But when does collecting become overconsuming, and who do we blame for its impacts? Is overconsumption always bad? Let's dive in!

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