How we relate to people we see on our screens

who don’t see us?

Taylor Swift rebrands her feminism with masters purchase

Taylor swift and white girlboss feminism are frequently heard in the same sentence, but now she successfully has bought her music after 20 years of not owing the masters, it provides a new lens to look at her contributions to feminism. On Friday, Taylor announced in a...

Understanding Chappell Roan’s drag: Can cis women be drag queens?

Chappell Roan’s rise to fame has been explosive to say the least. Her iconic wigs, theatrical makeup looks and stylised costumes have earned her an ever growing cult following. Yet, questions about the nature of her performance in drag persist. Namely, ‘how can a...

Taylor Swift owns her masters

Taylor Swift has announced that she has successfully bought back her masters, and has admitted in a letter on her website that owning her music, no strings attached, was ‘all she ever wanted’.  After 4 years of re-releasing 5 of her old albums, coined under the term...
Never meet your heroes
The critical take on your pop icons.

How we relate to people we see on our screens

who don’t see us?

Taylor Swift rebrands her feminism with masters purchase

Taylor swift and white girlboss feminism are frequently heard in the same sentence, but now she successfully has bought her music after 20 years of not owing the masters, it provides a new lens to look at her contributions to feminism. On Friday, Taylor announced in a...

Understanding Chappell Roan’s drag: Can cis women be drag queens?

Chappell Roan’s rise to fame has been explosive to say the least. Her iconic wigs, theatrical makeup looks and stylised costumes have earned her an ever growing cult following. Yet, questions about the nature of her performance in drag persist. Namely, ‘how can a...

Taylor Swift owns her masters

Taylor Swift has announced that she has successfully bought back her masters, and has admitted in a letter on her website that owning her music, no strings attached, was ‘all she ever wanted’.  After 4 years of re-releasing 5 of her old albums, coined under the term...

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Unglossed’s perspectives on connections.