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A More Modern “The Vagina Monologues” By creating a very Irish adaptation of Eve Ensler’s "The Vagina Monologues", Reidin Dunne and her cast rejuvenate the Nineties feminist play.

●●●●○ Twenty years after The Vagina Monologues premiered at Broadway, Eve Ensler’s iconic play might not seem as scandalous as it used to be. On January 19th, the enumeration of synonyms for ‘vagina’ that opened the play elicited more laugh … Continue reading A More Modern “The Vagina Monologues” By creating a very Irish adaptation of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues”, Reidin Dunne and her cast rejuvenate the Nineties feminist play.

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Portraying the Pits of Trauma: “Peach” by Emma Glass Emma Glass’ debut novella-cum-prose poem clocks in at under one hundred pages, but offers a stunningly surrealist and disturbing impression of the trauma of sexual assault that will haunt you long after the last page has been turned.

●●●●● Emma Glass’ stunning debut Peach is a violently evocative account of the immediate aftermath of sexual assault. Peach is a teenage girl who negotiates the days following her attack as though in a hallucinatory dream. Glass’ visceral descriptions obscure … Continue reading Portraying the Pits of Trauma: “Peach” by Emma Glass Emma Glass’ debut novella-cum-prose poem clocks in at under one hundred pages, but offers a stunningly surrealist and disturbing impression of the trauma of sexual assault that will haunt you long after the last page has been turned.

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Swift Justice There was Bad Blood in the courtroom when Taylor Swift countersued the DJ who groped her back in 2015. Her legal victory contributes to the important conversation about rape culture and bodily autonomy: Maia Mathieu explains why we can’t just Shake It Off.

It sounds like something out of a crime drama: a pop star is groped at a meet ‘n greet, and then the groper turns around to sue his victim for defamation of character.  But this isn’t the latest Law & … Continue reading Swift Justice There was Bad Blood in the courtroom when Taylor Swift countersued the DJ who groped her back in 2015. Her legal victory contributes to the important conversation about rape culture and bodily autonomy: Maia Mathieu explains why we can’t just Shake It Off.

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“Crestfall” – Vulgar, violent but visually stunning Crestfall abandons the glorious Kathleen Ni Houlihan and provides a darker and more insidious image of women in Ireland dealing with domestic abuse, prostitution, animal cruelty and extreme violence.

●●●○○ Crestfall is a play that caused disgust and protestations when it was first performed at the Gate Theatre in 2003, and this new performance by Druid on the Abbey’s Peacock Stage perfects that beautiful outrage. Crestfall abandons the glorious … Continue reading “Crestfall” – Vulgar, violent but visually stunning Crestfall abandons the glorious Kathleen Ni Houlihan and provides a darker and more insidious image of women in Ireland dealing with domestic abuse, prostitution, animal cruelty and extreme violence.

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What we should learn from the PWR BTTM scandal

Content note: sexual assault

After two months the dust has settled on the PWR BTTM scandal, as their (predominantly queer) fanbase have had to come to terms with abandoning what was once considered a life-saving band. However, there is still the discussion of where to go next, and how to deal with similar cases in the future.

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