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Film & TVFatal Attraction, 1987

Why it’s time to forgive the villain in Fatal Attraction

Emerging at a time of intense anti-feminist backlash, Fatal Attraction is one of the most misogynistic films ever made. But as Paramount releases a TV reboot, we ask whether the vengeful, scorned woman at its heart deserves a reappraisal

Film & TV

May 02, 2023

James Greig
Art & PhotographyOliver Frank Chanarin, with Fay, Maisie and Robyn

Art shows to leave the house for in March 2023

From top-secret government cables to Parisian youth culture and ‘ecstatic’ forms... we take a look at some of the most exciting art shows and events to see this month

Art & Photography

Mar 03, 2023

Ashleigh Kane
Art & PhotographyLindsey Jean McLean, “Many Directions” (2022)

This new medieval art show wants to skewer gender norms

Hypha Studios’ latest group art show in an abandoned supermarket promises medieval karaoke, ‘flaccid’ knights and chain mail underwear

Art & Photography

Jan 27, 2023

Emily Dinsdale
Life & Culturemen libido

The death of the straight man’s libido

Maybe it’s not even that men don’t want sex – they just don’t want sex with the real women who are offering it to them

Life & Culture

Nov 01, 2022

Niloufar Haidari
Art & PhotographyElea Jeanne Schmitter, “Fasten” (2020)

This exhibition pays tribute to riotous women artists

Les Militantes at Maison Guerlain in Paris honours women asking provocative questions about the way we live

Art & Photography

Oct 24, 2022

Emily Dinsdale
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Boobies, boobies, boobies: why can’t we stop talking about tits?

Amandla Stenberg’s response to a New York Times reviewer who called their new A24 slasher Bodies, Bodies, Bodies ‘a 95-minute advertisement for cleavage’ isn’t bullying – it’s a lighthearted but keen observation of how tired this talking point is

Film & TV

Aug 23, 2022

Vanessa Hsieh
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Actually can’t believe this? Dance music has a gender equality problem

Less than one per cent of electronic tracks played on radio were made exclusively by female and non-binary artists, according to a new report by Jaguar Foundation

Music

Aug 03, 2022

Serena Smith
PoliticsACAB Protestor

Failed by police, survivors of abuse are forced to turn to social media

Earlier this week, Harriet Robson used Instagram to accuse footballer Mason Greenwood of abuse. It was a shocking but necessary tactic, writes Shahed Ezaydi

Politics

Feb 02, 2022

Shahed Ezaydi
PoliticsSexism in healthcare

It’s official: the UK healthcare system is failing women

A government report published shortly before Christmas has revealed the extent of the gender health gap

Politics

Jan 14, 2022

Zesha Saleem
PoliticsSarah Everard protests vigil

Street harassment and sexual harassment NDAs could be made illegal

The measures are being reviewed as part of the UK government’s long-awaited strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, but there is criticism that it isn’t enough

Politics

Jul 22, 2021

Alex Peters
Life & CultureWomen in football

Her Game Too: the women football fans tackling toxic misogyny head on

The Euros are back, but a new initiative launched by fans of the game aims to make sexism at matches and in online communities a thing of the past

Life & Culture

Jun 24, 2021

Brit Dawson
PoliticsWomen’s march

97 per cent of young women in the UK have been sexually harassed

A new survey exposes the extent of the insidious problem, as well as a widespread lack of faith in authorities’ desire and ability to deal with it

Politics

Mar 10, 2021

Brit Dawson
MusicDua Lipa, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift

Grammys organisation to launch a study on women’s representation in music

The Recording Academy has announced the study following claims of systemic sexism and bias

Music

Mar 07, 2021

Film & TVThe Assistant film

The Assistant’s director on Hollywood horror stories and everyday sexism

Set over the course of one day, The Assistant is a film confronting the #MeToo era with full force – director Kitty Green unpacks its quiet, stoic power

Film & TV

May 01, 2020

Brit Dawson
Film & TVJojo Rabbit film, Taika Waititi

Does anyone outside of Twitter really care about films being woke?

From Marvel’s attempts at representation, to Oscar nomination snubs, and Film Twitter in-fighting – the ‘woke left’ is not winning the supposed culture wars

Film & TV

Jan 16, 2020

Caspar Salmon

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