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Welcome!

I’m Jess, an author, journalist and critic covering all things culture, film, TV and feminism. My work appears in outlets such as Stylist, Elle, British GQ, Rolling Stone, Dazed, Cosmopolitan, Radio Times and The Guardian. My debut non-fiction novel, I'm Just a Girl will be released in June. 

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Selected work

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Netflix's You reminds us that 'softboy' culture can be just as dangerous as toxic masculinity 
 

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"I sobbed through Wicked: For Good - and immeditalty wanted to call my friends."
 

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Why The Summer I Turned Pretty is a surprise hit series with millennials
 

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The Housemaid continues a worrying trend of turning women's trauma into camp thrills

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Every episode of Sex and the City ranked

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Emily In Paris cast reveal reaction to surprising new romance: "Is this a joke?" 

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Why Avatar: Fire and Ash is even better than Avatar: The Way of Water
 

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The return of The Night Manager is well worth the wait 

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