My Quarantine Horror Picks: No Zombies, Just Isolation
In a horror fan's dictionary, "quarantine" generally comes before "zombie" and after "apocalypse." Movies like Night of the Living Dead, Train to Busan, and 28 Days Later (as well as 2019's fantastic Blood Quantum, if you're looking for the most relevant 21st century...
Bt Micro: A Safe & Efficient Dermaplaning Alternative
I'm a sucker for beauty and skincare trends. I never do anything to my face without performing extensive research first, but once I've convinced myself to take the leap, I'm as giddy as a kid in a candy store (or a chemist in a lab, depending on the trend). That being...
Book Review: Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado
If you’ve ever wondered what the Grimm’s Fairy Tales would be like if they were written by a female and released smack dab in the middle of Trump’s presidency, you need to grab yourself a copy of Carmen Maria Machado’s debut short story collection. Her Body and Other...
Revenge: Coralie Fargeat Takes a Stab at the Male Gaze
No matter the genre, Hollywood has a long history of exploiting violence against women as entertainment. In her first feature-length film, Revenge, French director Coralie Fargeat acknowledges, rejects, and transcends this history, subverting the genre’s typical...
COVID-19 & Safe Skincare: Brand Spotlight: Dermalogica
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few months, you’ve heard about the Corona Virus global pandemic. Google COVID-19 and you’ll find ample information about common sense preventative measures. (Wash your hands, people!) A common word of advice is to try...
Rabid (2019): A Feminist Fairytale from Jen & Sylvia Soska
Contrary to popular opinion, I preferred the Soska Sisters' version of Rabid to the Cronenberg version (although it’s worth noting that I’m a rabid fan of the sisters … see what I did there?). I delighted in their feminist rewrite of the ending and got to thinking...