Directed Focus: Christopher Nolan

{Dave J Hogan}

“You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger darling” Christopher Nolan is probably the Best Director of all time. His capacity to synthesize and merge complex story narratives with breathtaking cinematic set pieces is unique and due even more spectacular to the fact he authors what we see, or usually what we try our… Continue reading Directed Focus: Christopher Nolan

How I learned to stop worrying and love the doll – a feminist philosopher’s journey back to Barbie

{Warner Bros}

As a mother trying to raise a daughter free from the gendered stereotypes of my own childhood, I steered her clear of Barbie dolls. I felt compelled to nudge my now 11-year-old away from the Mattel mainstay for the same reasons I tried to avoid the shallow frivolity of all those Disney princesses waiting around… Continue reading How I learned to stop worrying and love the doll – a feminist philosopher’s journey back to Barbie