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      10 Favourite Episodes of Community

      Discussing the Awful Ending of Dexter

      Rating TV Show Endings

      Reviewing Troubled Blood

      Cuties and the Sexualization of Children

      Maleficent vs Sleeping Beauty

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      What A Real Women’s Movement Could Be

      Feminist Fragility

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      Proof That Feminism is Anti-Female

      How Feminism Has Lied to Women and Men

      It’s Perfectly Okay Not to Be a Feminist

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      Daenerys and Walter White: Same Characters, Different Shows

      Why Game of Thrones Ended Perfectly

      The Genius of Game of Thrones Characterization

      Jon Snow: The Prince Who Was Promised

      Sansa Stark: Girl Becomes Woman

      Why People Love Game of Thrones

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      How To Be Less Self-Absorbed

      A Culture of Self-Deprecation

      A Lesson in Empathy

      The Freedom of Adulthood

      Good vs Toxic People

      Us vs Them

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      What’s My Political Compass?

      Why you SHOULD NOT vote Tory in the UK election

      Weed Should Be legal

      Abortion doesn’t care about your feelings

      Conservative Snowflakes

      Is Conservatism the New Counter-Culture?

  • Psychology

      On Being Sensitive

      Understanding Mental Illness

      How to Spot a Psychopath

      In Which My Situation Feels Ridiculous

      Alcoholics Anonymous vs Smart Recovery

      Are Personality Disorders Real?

  • Writing

      Interview with Petrina Binney

      So, here we are.

      THIRD NOVEL COMING SOON! (5th published work)

      Plot vs Character-Driven Stories

      Review of Anne by Robert Fanshawe

      Changing the Way I Blog

  • Young People

      Advice to would-be artists

      University wasn’t for me.

      Generation Y Me

      Facebook’s False Friendship

      Same-Sex Schools?

      Can young people be in love?

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Us vs Them

By zarinamacha March 23, 2019December 2, 2020
2019 / Humanity

It’s very easy in a world full of millions to feel at odds with one another. To stand still and say ‘I’m so different, no one understands my struggle’ or ‘I’m much better than everyone else, I’m special.’ In my novellas Every Last Thought and Psycho Girl which comprise my […]

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Women vs ‘Toxic Masculinity’

By zarinamacha March 14, 2019November 20, 2020
2019 / Gender Differences / Social Commentary

Two men, both alike in romantic idealism, in classic and contemporary literature, where sexual scenes are laid. Their names: Mr Rochester and Christian Grey. These male protagonists in literature are often cited as purveyors of romantic desire among women. Cullen vs Rochester So I’ve read Jane Eyre, and I haven’t […]

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Why don’t white feminists campaign against FGM?

By zarinamacha March 11, 2019April 18, 2023
2019 / Feminism

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is one of the most barbaric acts happening against women globally. It disproportionately affects women of colour (for want of a better phrase). And yet western feminist campaigns include: banning the word ‘bossy’, complaining about a pay gap that has been disproven multiple times, moaning because […]

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SECOND NOVEL COMING SOON!

By zarinamacha March 9, 2019November 20, 2020
2019 / Writing

This article was published in 2019, announcing the release of my second novel, and third published work, which was published in June 2019. Super pleased to announce that Anne, my second novel, will be out around the end of April! This novel has been an on-and-off work in progress for […]

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Book Review: Sex, Death and Canapes

By zarinamacha March 7, 2019November 20, 2020
2019 / Books / Books Films Music TV

Sex, Death and Canapes is book one of the Sex, Death and Dinner series by Petrina Binney, a Devon based author. It is a noir comedy about fine dining and murder in a village rife with gossipy neighbours.(Review does not contain spoilers). This story was good and intriguing, however there […]

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No Victories In The Culture War

By zarinamacha March 1, 2019November 26, 2020
2019 / Social Commentary

These past three years, ever since the presidential campaign of Trump really took off, we’ve been enshrined in a massive culture war. That’s me just stating the obvious. And it isn’t just a case of a few people arguing online anymore. It’s something that is weaving itself into advertising campaigns, […]

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Zarina Macha

Zarina started this blog in 2017 to document her general opinions and thoughts on life. Originally on Blogger, she moved it to Wordpress in 2020, and hasn't posted any content since 2021. She is currently updating the blog and plans to resume posting content by the end of 2023.
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