Archive - Retrograde

You've Been Fraped

Violating the Avatar

Mar 3 •

March 2024

Well I Went to School in Olympia

Decentralised subculture, nostalgia, Riot Grrls, and why the Internet is good actually.

Mar 23, 2024 •

January 2024

Look at How Easy It Is to Fool a Girlblogger

The sacrificial lamb of online authenticity for creativity.

Jan 23, 2024 •

November 2023

The Pretty Problem

Demonlover's rejection of pornified visuals.

Nov 26, 2023 •

The Thought Gap

It's too early to abandon feminism.

Nov 14, 2023 •

September 2023

So, Will, How Do I Leave Town?

A parting letter to coming-of-age and the land of all my favourite highways.

Sep 24, 2023 •

August 2023

The Princess Void

What the death of originality means for feminism.

Aug 13, 2023 •

July 2023

A Life with Pain Built In

Deconstructing the suffering.

Jul 17, 2023 •

June 2023

Queering the Trojan Horse

Netflix's 'Heartstopper' and cultural surrender.

Jun 18, 2023 •

May 2023

Hurt Women Hurting Women

'Female rage' and the cycle of violence.

May 29, 2023 •

Flip Phones in New York

Blaming the damn iphone is getting tired.

May 10, 2023 •

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