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Rachel Hills
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A blog by Rachel Hills: journalist, feminist, pop sociologist… prone to more fits of shallowness than the aforementioned would suggest. I post about gender, media, politics, technology, beauty, books, sexuality, popular culture, Sydney and snapshots from my life. For a sample of my favourite and most popular posts, click here. Want to find out more about my writing, editing and speaking work? Head to my professional portfolio. You can reach me via email at firstname dot lastname at gmail dot com, and on Twitter at @rachelhills.
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Did anyone else think Lizzie looked kind of… glum at...

Did anyone else think Lizzie looked kind of… glum at Jubilee yesterday? I kept picturing her in bed with Philip the next morning, sighing about what a let down it had all been. “I waited 60 years for...

15 h ago

Are we about to see a fall in print payrates and an increase in...

Are we about to see a fall in print payrates and an increase in online? I suppose you could argue we’re already seeing it. Print rates are still better than online in most cases, but they’ve remained...

3 days ago

Penelope Trunk on when to work for free.

Penelope Trunk on when to work for free.

4 days ago

"Ironically, the behaviours we most revile in “mama’s boys” may be a product of the same social...

“Ironically, the behaviours we most revile in “mama’s boys” may be a product of the same social forces that caused people to roll their eyes at close mother-son relationships in the first place: rigi...

4 days ago

"Beauty and purity go hand in hand, and are tied up in a false sense of modesty. This type of.....

“Beauty and purity go hand in hand, and are tied up in a false sense of modesty. This type of attractiveness comes from being white, virginal, conventionally attractive and actively or deliberately i...

5 days ago 1 person likes this

Is ambition still a dirty word?

I’m researching an article on popular culture, powerful women, femininity and ambition at the moment, which sparked a very interesting (45 comments and counting) conversation on my Facebook wall toda...

5 days ago

I love you, Meryl.(via rootchild)

I love you, Meryl. (via rootchild)

5 days ago

What not to ask trans people

What not to ask trans people

5 days ago

Maybe because I spent so much time in hospitals, I...

Maybe because I spent so much time in hospitals, I was fascinated by disease as a kid. In fact, if I had known the word for “epidemiology” when I was attending university open days in high school, it...

6 days ago

"Advice for young feminists? Do something else besides feminism. I’m serious. The feminist...&#...

“Advice for young feminists? Do something else besides feminism. I’m serious. The feminist blogosphere is oversaturated in my opinion. Please, find something else you love and take feminist theory th...

28 may 12 1 person likes this

Part of the ongoing collaboration between Laurie Penny and Molly...

Part of the ongoing collaboration between Laurie Penny and Molly Crabapple, at The New Inquiry (via thenewinquiry)

28 may 12

“Behind every successful woman is herself.”

“Behind every successful woman is herself.”

27 may 12

Hardcore, hard-wired: How the prevalence of porn is changing our everyday lives.

Hardcore, hard-wired: How the prevalence of porn is changing our everyday lives.: I’m quoted in the Independent today. “Has spent the past three years travelling to three continents, interviewing mor...

27 may 12

Hey Rachel! I was just wondering: how did you start your writing carreer? As in: what did you study...

Hi Sam. I started my writing career… by writing, and submitting my work until people would pay me for it. When I graduated from university (Media & Comms, University of Sydney) I knew I wanted to wri...

17 may 12

The loop and the crash

For me, creative/intellectual energy tends to come in cycles. There I’ll be, bounding along, bubbling over with ideas and saying yes to everything (even things that, if I applied the laws of ph...

10 may 12

How to lose your virginity: a feminists guide to battling purity culture.

How to lose your virginity: a feminists guide to battling purity culture.: My latest at Daily Life.

09 may 12

“People seem to have totally false ideas about what the...

“People seem to have totally false ideas about what the hymen is…” emilianadarling: Laci Green (at her Tumblr or her Youtube channel) discussing the myth of the hymen. Click here to watch the whole v...

08 may 12

Guest Post: HBOS Girls and The Story of a (Multicoloured) Girl

I love this guest post by Melbourne writer and actor Nicole Lee, and I think you will too. I love Lena Dunham. Say what you will, but the fact that the girl wrote, directed and acted in her own show,...

07 may 12

This gif set majestically relates to both an article I’ve...

This gif set majestically relates to both an article I’ve written and an article I’m currently writing. (via chescaleigh)

03 may 12

"I would not dismiss them. I think one wants to subvert them."

“I would not dismiss them. I think one wants to subvert them.” - The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel on women’s magazines. In news that will not shock you in the slightest, I agree. And I know mo...

03 may 12

"Mann writes about her daughter’s complaint that today, not working outside the home and..."

“Mann writes about her daughter’s complaint that today, not working outside the home and enjoying motherhood is looked upon with scorn. What I see is the wider issue that most of our choices, as wome...

03 may 12

Marina + the Diamonds. “Primadonna Girl”.I love her.(via...

Marina + the Diamonds. “Primadonna Girl”. I love her. (via lipstick-feminists)

03 may 12

I would love your opinion. I have always been what is traditionally considered "feminine" ; b...

I think you know the answer to this already, but of course! Are feminist arguments about make-up and compulsory heterosexuality valid? Sure. It is absolutely true that we inhabit a culture that tells...

03 may 12

Why feminism hasnt taken on disability issues yet

Why feminism hasnt taken on disability issues yet

30 apr 12

"Sexual trend spotting makes for big business. Want to give it a try yourself? First, you’ll ne...

“Sexual trend spotting makes for big business. Want to give it a try yourself? First, you’ll need to make some sweeping generalisations: what a popular novel, for example, reveals about the fantasies...

27 apr 12

"To play a beautiful song for two people or a thousand is the same song, and the amount of than...

“To play a beautiful song for two people or a thousand is the same song, and the amount of thanks you receive isn’t part of that song.” - Seth Godin: Don’t Expect Applause

25 apr 12

I talk body image, “real girls” and the difference...

I talk body image, “real girls” and the difference between problematic cultures and problematic individuals, in this month’s Girlfriend magazine: The real girl resurgence in recent years isn’t just a...

24 apr 12

Love this interview with my friend Danielle Meder.

Love this interview with my friend Danielle Meder.: At ‘It’s OK For Intellectual Feminists To Like Fashion’. Swoon.

24 apr 12

The best of the rest of the internet

Mirror Self Shot of Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring”. (Rawz via Something Changed) Most articles on sugar daddies? Yawn. Laurie Penny on sugar daddies? Actually interesting: Frantic ads like thi...

23 apr 12

Guest post: Feminism with benefits is not equal

This is a guest post is by Tonya Vrba, a passionate writer, whose commentary and reporting on health, career and dating issues has been published on various blogs and newspapers. You can learn more a...

19 apr 12 1 person likes this

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