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  • The Black Girl's Guide to Intersectionality

    What do people mean when they say feminism must be intersectional, and where did intersectionality come from? girlblog! Lifestyle Editor Tenai Palomino provides her guide to the origins and implications of intersectionality.

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  • A DIY Punk Halloween Delight: Inside Bridget's For the Hell of It Ball

    Celebrating the release of Bridget's EP For the Hell of It, girlblog! Editor-in-Chief Rachel Gambling spoke with the DIY punk artist at her Halloween-themed Autumn Ball about heaven, hell, and listening to the devil on your shoulder.

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  • Halloween 3: A Consumerist Critique that Became the Franchise’s Future

    In their defence of Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, Film Editor Avery Jay explains how the franchises' deviation from the Michael Myers lore foreshadowed its descent into a never-ending series of sequels.

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  • Angèle: The True Rollercoaster Story of a Belgian Megastar

    Belgian pop star Angèle has headlined Wembley, featured on a Dua Lipa track, and written the feminist anthem 'Balance ton quoi.' So why don't we know more about her in the UK? Music Editor Bailey Ewers-Smith details her rollercoaster career.

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  • GERD’s the Word: Meet the Swedish Singer You Wish You Knew Sooner

    girlblog! Editor Tenai Palomino stepped into Swedish indie pop artist GERD’s world to unearth her enchanting sound, how to connect with our deepest selves, and… a swimming moose?

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  • All Guts, No Glory: Reflecting on Him One Year Later

    Why was Him (2025) panned by both critics and audiences? Film and TV Editor Avery Jay reflects on this underrated sport-horror, and explains why it deserves another chance after being misunderstood one year after its release.

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  • Bridget on Her New EP 'For the Hell of It' and Life as a Grassroots Musician

    Colchester grunge-punk musician Bridget has been in the scene since 2022, and has already supported alternative legends The Smashing Pumpkins and Skunk Anansie. In the run-up to the release of For the Hell of It, girlblog! Editor-in-Chief Rachel Gambling spoke with Bridget about her songwriting, career highs, and life as a grassroots artist.

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  • The Black Girl's Guide to Class Consciousness

    So, you want to find out about Marxism? You're in the right place. girlblog! Lifestyle Editor Tenai Palomino provides you with a series of valuable life lessons with her Black Girl's Guide to Class Consciousness.

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  • Punk from the Past: The B-52s

    Editor-in-Chief of girlblog! Rachel Gambling details the career, tragedy, and comeback of The B-52s, and how they became queer icons without really meaning to.

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  • Lily Hopkins of The Meffs Chats Burn It Down and Touring With Joan Jett

    Hailing officially from Colchester, The Meffs have made themselves one of the most talked about bands in the UK's punk scene. In the run-up to the release of their second album, Business, and their show at Burn It Down, girlblog! Music Editor Bailey had a chat with their lead vocalist Lily Hopkins.

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Kaboom! Bonfire night’s been and gone, but let’s keep the anti-establishmentarian spirit alive. In the revolutionary spirit of V For Vendetta, girlblog’s playlist for November asks you to remember the global majority alternative musicians hashing out great music in the UK, USA, and beyond.

Featuring Otoboke Beaver, Pinkshift, Rasha Nahas, Destroy Boys, and Nia Archives.

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cat of the month

The girlblog! Cat of the Month for November is: Spot from Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)!

Owned by Lieutenant Commander Data (Brent Spinder) of the USS Enterprise-E, Spot is somewhat of a shapeshifter. Despite being originally characterised as male, in the season seven episode, "Genesis," Spot is due to deliver kittens in the midst of an infectious outbreak on the starship. The outbreak causes the crew and their animals to de-evolve, leading Spot to transform into an iguana. But Spot is still able to deliver kittens whilst in iguana form, leading Data and Captain Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) to discover the formula for an antidote that cures the starship lurgy.

Originally a long-haired Somali cat, Spot was later played by an orange tabby cat, which explains the sudden change in gender. Still, if you wish to theorise on Spot's gender, then be my guest.

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