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The Vinyl Revival: Simply Retromania or a Dystopian Necessity?
It’s a Friday afternoon, and you’ve just been paid. The sun is shining and you wander into the record shop on the corner, the kid behind the counter pushing their hair out of their eyes and gives you a nod before returning to their miscellaneous box of vinyls. The smell is all-encompassing – a little…
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The Witch in Popular Music: A Sign of the (Burning) Times
“A witch ought never be frightened in the darkest forest because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her.” Terry Pratchett considers, through the character of Esmerelda “Granny” Weatherwax, that a witch’s self-assuredness and acceptance of her own personality, even the deepest, darkest aspects, is her…
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What to read after… A Court of Thorns and Roses
What to read if you’ve read… A Court of Thorns and Roses So you’ve read the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. The quintessential romantasy box set, Sarah J Maas’s pentalogy follows Feyre Archeron through her journey into the faerie realm, Prythian. This series reignited my passion for reading and will always hold a…
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I’m Katie, a lover of books, media, culture and all things fantasy. This blog hosts my book reviews, recommendations, and other bookish content like theories and world-lore
As an academic researcher, my work focusses on music and culture and this blog hosts some of the most exciting bits of that too! From ambient study soundtracks to witches in culture to the dark academia trend, my research tends to focus on things I find intriguing.
Katie Shepherd
Blogger & Culture Enthusiast