Emma Madden
Music

A brief history of pop music's circus obsession
From ringmaster Britney to sad clown Katy Perry, why popstars in need of reinvention turn to the big top.
Emma Madden
8.12.20
Culture

TikTok has reinvented the teenage bedroom
Snogging your hand in secret? Worshipping the posters of pop stars on your bedroom wall? All this has changed in the age of Tiktok.
Emma Madden
5.5.20
Music

Rebecca Black has something to tell you
The 22-year-old pop star, once vilified by the internet, reflects on 'Friday', sexuality and self-sabotage.
Emma Madden
3.16.20
Opinion

it’s time to talk about the lesbian reader of lolita
Vladimir Nabokov made it clear this book had nothing in it for me, but I read on. Here's why.
Emma Madden
5.28.19
Culture

how 'lynchian' became the most overused phrase on the planet
Last month, the term’s status was legitimised when it was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary. How did it become the representative adjective of our times?
Emma Madden
11.12.18
Culture

the problem with
Emma Madden
7.23.18