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Written by Chris

Girl Power in the Last Jedi

In the 1990s the Spice Girls were crowned pop queens with hit after hit, their rallying cry was “Girl Power”. In practice I am not sure questionable talent bolstered with sex appeal, hardly unusual for performers of any gender in the pop world, but definitely a confusing message to the girls out there. In 2017 […]

Written by Chris

Luke Skywalker: Last Jedi or First Manbaby?

The term “Manbaby” was coined by Last Jedi director Rian Johnson as early as February 2018, but used several times subsequently, including when he criticised online trolls (I hesitate to use the term fans) for hounding Kellie Marie Tran on social media (which was publicised in June 2018). Regardless of the sincerity of the term’s […]