Will the Next Generation Be Readers?
Ellie Baker explores the impact of technology, and questions whether it will help or hinder the next generation's reading.
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Hold the Girl: the Unrivalled Power of Rina Sawayama’s latest album
Ellie Baker reviews Rina Sawayama's showstopping second album: Hold the Girl.
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Should you listen to relationship advice from TikTok?
Relationship advice has always been integrated into entertainment – columns in gossip magazines, TV programmes, and plenty of articles and books on the subject. The internet serves to open many more avenues to access this advice. For most people, romantic relationships are a key part of life. In any relationships, the...
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Finding comfort in music: Mitski and BTS
Ellie Baker talks about Mitski and BTS, two artists who have helped her through tough times.
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Do self-help books actually help?
Self-help books have been popular lately, but Ellie Baker is skeptical of their efficacy, recommending Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who's Been There by Cheryl Strayed.
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The Manic Pixie Dream Girl archetype in film: harmful or entertaining?
Ellie Baker examines the damaging ramifications of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope and argues that its time is over.
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If I could meet any author: Khaled Hosseini
Ellie Baker celebrates the works of Afghan-American novelist, activist and humanitarian Khaled Hosseini (The Kite Runner) as the author she would most like to meet.
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