Frozen was lauded as a feminist breakthrough for Disney when it finally voiced what audiences were thinking: ‘You can’t marry a man you just met’. But to what extent does the cultural feminism we understand today in advocating for a woman’s romantic agency translate into the feminist critical practice pioneered in the 1960s?
10,000 acres of land on fire. Over 1000 firefighters at the scene. This may sound like the result of a natural catastrophe or a terrorist attack, but the disastrous El Dorado fire was actually caused by a gender reveal. A family in California used a pyrotechnic device to reveal their baby’s gender. It was supposed to release coloured smoke, but instead it destroyed six homes. Many will say that this instance is not representative of gender reveals as a whole. However, destruction like this has happened several times before.
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This year, in light of Covid-19, the annual Hay Literature festival which normally takes place in the early summer in Wales, remodelled itself to fit the digital requirements of the current global pandemic. Thousands joined a live-stream each evening to take part in the events. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Wordsworth’s birth, a stellar cast including the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Jones, Stephen Fry and Tom Hollander came together to recite a selection of his most famous works.
Quarantine has got us all trying to find all the home-hobbies possible. I’ve dabbled in painting, drawing, baking, cycling, running, reality TV and spending hours watching every youtube clip of Dance Moms there is. However, the one I thought would be easiest to commit to is the one I’ve been most unloyal to: podcasts.
