Life & Culture
Cannibalising Marilyn Monroe: America’s Most Enduring Cultural Fetish
“Every god is created to be eaten”, declares philosopher Edgar Morin in his 1957 book on the Hollywood celebrity-machine, The Stars.
1 June 2026
Arianna Muñoz
Stories
Film & TV
Are we entering the era of ‘girl cinema’?
No, seriously – The Devil Wears Prada 2 really is groundbreaking, with Variety reporting that the sequel has made nearly $550 million at the box office, far exceeding the amount made by…
28 May 2026
Film & TV
“Our Values Shouldn’t End at our Art”: In Conversation with Director Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich
“What is your craft?” This was the first question I asked Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich, the creative mind behind the 2024 film The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire, an unconventional biopic of the surrealist, pan-African…
3 January 2026
Film & TV
Guillermo del Toro, More Heroine than Monster
Some male directors may balk at being associated with the fantasising fangirl.
25 November 2025
Fashion · Nightlife
The Messy, Magnificent Chaos of Lyas’ LFW Watch Party
First, an admission: I am not a fashion girlie.
25 September 2025
Film & TV
Don’t Tap the Glass: Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
A common refrain we hear about the genocide in Gaza is the need to ‘bear witness’: to listen to the voices of the Palestinians, watch what seems unwatchable, read the obituaries of…
9 September 2025
