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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 is out now. 

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Selected work

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 reckons with body positivity - here's why it isn't enough
 

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Gen Alpha girls are losing the girlhood millennials are trying to protect
 

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"Have more joy! Believe in yourself!": Legally Blonde's life-affirming girlhood prequel
 

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Off Campus creator reveals season 2 details as future of series confirmed

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Every episode of Sex and the City ranked

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"If a size 10 is 'too big', where does that leave plus-size women?"

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The Second Girlhood: Millennial women are growing back down again

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Netflix's You reminds us 'soft boy' culture can be as dangerous as toxic masculinity

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