Agency is magic and so is twerking By Laura McNally Another day, another article arguing that criticism of sexualization and objectification is proof that men are afraid of women’s expressed sexuality and that women are jealous. What an innovative, groundbreaking notion. A recent article at Huffington Post defends a twerking video model, Amber Rose, posted […]
Miley recently cited Irish singer Sinead O’Connor as an influence for her Wrecking Ball video. O’Connor begged to differ. Here’s what she wrote in an open letter on her website: Dear Miley, I wasn’t going to write this letter, but today i’ve been dodging phone calls from various newspapers who wished me to remark […]
Teaching little girls that make up rituals should start early “Make-up is for everyone!” declares 5-year-old Madison, who has become a You Tube sensation for her video sessions on make-up application, recorded and uploaded by her mother. A child doesn’t make this statement in a vacuum. As documented over and over on the MTR blog, […]
Give me Adele any day I should probably declare an interest before I post these two articles which I’ve wanted to share with you for awhile. I love Adele. I only discovered her recently. Her song ‘Someone like you’ did me in. Have a listen. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qemWRToNYJY[/youtube] And her cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Make You Feel […]
