In Name Only? Or, what's in an adaptation?
In Name Only, or, What’s in an adaptation? I’ve just finished the newly-released The Invitation, and I am a bit disappointed. The...
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London St. Juniper
- Sep 8
- 5 min
Faire is Not a Photo Safari
This weekend, on September 3, 2022, a man took a photo of me without my consent, and posted the image on his public Facebook account...
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London St. Juniper
- Nov 20, 2019
- 5 min
Bucking Binaries: A Queer American West
I am struck by a particular thought: when people speak about their own sense of self, maybe we should believe them. When an individual...
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London St. Juniper
- Nov 10, 2019
- 7 min
Not the book I was hoping for: My Review of <i>The Five</i>
The Five: A Chapter Review Right from the start I want to be very clear that I am not writing a book review, but rather a chapter review...
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London St. Juniper
- Oct 8, 2019
- 3 min
Joker: A First Review
Joker came out on Friday, and I met a fellow fan for an 11pm show Thursday evening. I was certain of one thing: that I would feel...
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London St. Juniper
- Sep 18, 2019
- 3 min
Tattoos and Misreading Performative Fandom
Yesterday I spent five hours under a tattoo needle, starting a large tattoo I almost talked myself out of getting. Clearly the problem...
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London St. Juniper
- Dec 20, 2018
- 3 min
"Thank You, Zelda": Women's Labor in _Mrs. Maisel_
I have feelings about The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The first is that I love the show. I haven't yet indulged in the second season, but I...
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London St. Juniper
- Nov 30, 2018
- 2 min
Alt-Ac Impostor
I delivered my first lecture as an adjunct English professor on August 25, 2008. On December 7, 2017 I delivered my last, and left the...
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London St. Juniper
- Oct 20, 2017
- 5 min
Modesty and Mayim Bialik
“I still make choices every day as a 41-year-old actress that I think of as self-protecting and wise,” writes Mayim Bialik in her October...
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London St. Juniper
- Aug 16, 2017
- 2 min
Public Image and Subterfuge
There are none on my social media feeds arguing for understanding of hate speech and rallies, and so it is with some surprise that I read...
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London St. Juniper
- Aug 15, 2017
- 3 min
Hate Tattoos and Personal Branding
Early in the spring of 2017 I read an article about a Maryland tattoo artist offering free cover-ups of hate- and gang-related tattoos,...
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London St. Juniper
- Jul 2, 2017
- 3 min
"Before/After": Makeover Narratives on Social Media
Clearly, I am invested in my appearance, and am cognizant of the performance I construct, so it struck me as critical in nature when a...
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London St. Juniper
- Jan 31, 2017
- 4 min
"Don't you know what men think of you?"
"Why do you care what people think of you?" This was the question that started a downward spiral. It came at the end of a long day...
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