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The Woman in the Rain

How grief shaped summer blockbusters’ heroines

Sep 3, 2024

The Woman in the Rain

Sep 3, 2024

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Slang Poachers

How right-wingers redefined minority groups’ idioms

Jul 19, 2024

Slang Poachers

Jul 19, 2024

6 Easy and Totally Legit Ways to Make the Rent

The rent is too damn high! Here are some (mostly) legal ideas for earning some extra money.

May 28, 2024

6 Easy and Totally Legit Ways to Make the Rent

May 28, 2024

Schrödinger’s Writer: Craving Life as a Starving Artist

A hallmark of a civilized society is that (most) people know how to read and write. This certainly wasn’t always the case. In the Western…

May 24, 2024

Schrödinger’s Writer: Craving Life as a Starving Artist

May 24, 2024

Confessions of a Job Hopper

Millennials’ various ruination campaigns include fabric softener, diamonds, and more. Among the many deaths by millennial is one often…

May 2, 2024

Confessions of a Job Hopper

May 2, 2024

“It’s Just a Show”: Bridging the Rift between Fiction and Reality

As a perpetual fangirl, I eagerly participate in conversations about my favorite movies and TV shows. And as an anthropologist, I’m also…

Apr 28, 2024

“It’s Just a Show”: Bridging the Rift between Fiction and Reality

Apr 28, 2024

The Turkey-Day Terror: a Tale of Oven-Roasted Dread (Millennial Horror Stories)

The crisp smell of fallen leaves struck me as I opened the door of my beat-up Civic. It was a pleasant aroma that would have been more…

Nov 23, 2023

The Turkey-Day Terror: a Tale of Oven-Roasted Dread (Millennial Horror Stories)

Nov 23, 2023

The Season of Capitalism

How we make up for lost time and wages during the holidays

Nov 4, 2023

The Season of Capitalism

Nov 4, 2023

I’m a Barbie Girl In a Brutal World

Lessons from the new “Barbie” film

Aug 8, 2023

I’m a Barbie Girl In a Brutal World

Aug 8, 2023

A Tribute to Trevor Moore, the Elder/Millennial God of Comedy

Ask anyone who their favorite comedian is, and you may get a range of answers: Patton Oswalt. Jeff Foxworthy. Sarah Silverman. Favorite…

Aug 6, 2023

A Tribute to Trevor Moore, the Elder/Millennial God of Comedy

Aug 6, 2023

Rachel Wayne

Rachel Wayne

Artist/anthropologist/activist writing about art, media, culture, health, science, enterprise, and where they all meet. Join my list: http://eepurl.com/gD53QP

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