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Female pop-culture icons, women in the media and the depiction of women in the entertainment and pop culture sphere.
Patriarchy: A Timeless Sickness
On a lonely night in Helsinki, I found myself on my sofa, watching Ridley Scott's The Last Duel. Expecting just another historical drama to pass my sleepless night, I was instead met with a strikingly relevant film—one that confronts the enduring violence of patriarchy. What I initially saw as a medieval courtroom drama unfolded into a poignant examination of power, misogyny, and injustice.
By Sergios Saropoulos3 years ago in Viva
'Tis the season
I cannot honestly tell you where my love of fall and especially Halloween comes from. There isn't a particular memory or moment that sparked the love, but many fused together to only cement the adoration. I can fondly remember my mom making my costumes when I was tiny, from Tinkerbell to a Black Cat to Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. I remember my parents taking me out each year to gather a massive candy haul, and I remember being old enough to go walk around our neighborhood myself and take my little brother with me. I never tired of Trick or Treating, and even growing older I still longed to go door to door and have my own costume fashion show of sorts. Today, I still dress up every single year, and sometimes in multiple costumes. Halloween is the time of year when anyone can be someone else and just have fun. As a kid I had frequent nightmares, but it didn't stop me from watching movies like Beetlejuice repeatedly at three years old. I would watch Hocus Pocus & Halloweentown in the spring with no regrets as it gave me a taste of the season I love most. As I got older, my costumes also got a little more obscure as times. In junior high, I was Drusilla from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and one time I was even Xena. I'm autistic, so Halloween itself became a fixation for me that still burns strong to this day.
By Josey Pickering3 years ago in Viva
FIFA World Cup Volunteers Kick-off Training Journey in Style at Lusail Stadium.
Over 16,000 volunteers, staff and guests come together at Lusail Stadium to celebrate and preview exciting road ahead; official volunteer uniform reveal wins accolades from volunteers; new e-learning platform provides convenient training and information resource.
By Viona Aminda3 years ago in Viva
Don't ride on the back on my freedom with disdain for my equality.
Why do men still want to reap the benefits that feminism provides them, while not supporting the movement? It's a difficult question to answer, but something that has been on my mind a lot lately, especially in the mist of social media and other platforms. I have made an effort to emerge myself in feminist pages, to gain further insight into the topic's at hand. I do a lot of reading for and against feminism.
By Jessica Joyce4 years ago in Viva
The Toys in Your Attic That Are Worth Money
Nostalgia is in and we’re indulging in our favourite music, TV shows, movies, and fashion from our younger years. This is being extended to our childhood playthings too, with old-school toys making a huge comeback amongst adults. Toy World Magazine reported that in 2021, 19–29-year-olds made up a quarter of all toy sales.
By Rachel Gray4 years ago in Viva
The Evolution of The Queen Bee
What’s Your Damage, Heather? The Queen Bee trope has had us in a chokehold since the 80s when Heathers burst onto our screens. Red Heather had full control over her high school, she was ambitious, powerful, and widely disliked, yet all the other girls in the school either wanted to be her or get close to her. But Heather Chandler’s presence is omniscient throughout the movie, writer Daniel Waters fails to give us any background aside from superficial details. We know she partied, ate corn nuts, and dated Peter Dawson. But we are not told about her home life, her upbringing, or her socioeconomic status. But whether it was the audience or the people in Hollywood, someone made some big assumptions.
By Louise Parnell4 years ago in Viva
My first story on vocal media
Hey! I'm Rimsh Fatima. You can call me Rimsha or Fatima anything you want. I'm from India and I've just started my journey as a write, honesty I never knew that I can even write this good(hehehe that's my way to motivate myself lol) and can become a write. Since childhood I always like to write either about me or about a particular topic. I always have my diary with me in which I write much about me and my life. Besides writing, I like to sing and draw too I would love to share some of my artworks with you all, if you want you can visit my art page in instagram: @art_by_rimshaa . I will drop some images over here too lol(cheap self promotion).
By Rimsha Fatima4 years ago in Viva
Reading Romance Is Self-Care
I'm at a point in my life now where I want to believe in happiness again. There were a long few years where all that seemed to show upon my horizon was bleak, enduring toil and that eroded my mental health like waves upon the beach shore. But I'm older now, and though in a material sense things still seem stretched thin, my mind is starting to fight back for pieces of happiness. In fact, I'll selfishly and boldly proclaim that I want more than just pieces- I want the whole cake dish of happiness and I'm tired of settling for less. One of the ways I'm doing this is by renewing my relationship with reading again. And the number one genre that's helping me get back into that excited, voracious headspace for new literature?
By Delise Fantome4 years ago in Viva
