Tarot, Vanderpump Rules, and more are in this Thursday’s Dollhouse Roundup!
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Hey dolls, it’s Thursday so we’re back with a trove of essays that explore the complicated thread of girliness in media. From Beryl Cook’s carpet art and the glamorisation of thinness to the trials of being a woman in reality TV, we’re rounding up this week’s Dollhouse features.
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Self-Love Is Important. But It’s Not the Key to Romance. (Opens in a new window)
This one’s a deep dive into self-love and romance, complicated relationships and Nicholas Sparks rom-coms.
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Colette Fountain writes about the double standards of reality television and the concept of womanhood in Vanderpump Rules.
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Misery, Complexity and Thinness: The Hidden Holy Trinity in Sad Girl Media (Opens in a new window)
Raise your hand if your fav sad girl is thin… Maya Heur-Evans explores this problematic trope in books and films.
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Is TarotTok Repackaging Patriarchal Messaging? (Opens in a new window)
This essay is for all the girlies who’ve fallen prey to the 10-minute tarot reading lives on TikTok. Charlotte Rickards writes about the digital spiritualism of tarot decks and how we’re influenced by cards pulled from the internet abyss.
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The Pleasures of the Lowly: Beryl Cook’s Sticky Carpet Art (Opens in a new window)
This comprehensive guide explores Beryl Cook’s iconic carpet art that pays homage to the visual traces of a fading night-time culture.
See ya next wee (Opens in a new window)k! (Opens in a new window)