2019 Hot Takes: Miscellaneous Points About Queer Identity
Columnist Emily Blair brings you her hottest takes on queer identity in 2019.
My Ex, His Mother, His Truck, and Her Tree: On Holiday Mourning
I want to believe there’s consolation in reminiscence, that mourning can be cleansing when it’s set against green and red lights and holiday songs and a sense of impending renewal. But when time never moves forward for us, it can never be properly marked and peacefully released. Instead we are the ones marked. Holidays repeat endlessly.
The Stages of Election Grief
By the next election, the two main reasons people didn’t vote Labour will not exist. And the bad news: the billionaire owned media will continue to demonise the Left. So what can you do? Accepting the reality we live in doesn’t mean giving up. Here’s what you can do.
Election Fever 2: Electric Boogaloo (A Guide for the Undecided)
For the third time in five years, the UK is having a general election. Again. We have more general elections than Marvel has female-lead superhero films. The rate of us having general elections is higher than the rate of Frank Ocean releasing albums. We have so many general elections, everyone in the UK has a chronic case of tinnitus.
Boshemia Wrapped: 2019 Playlist
At the end of every year Spotify presents you with a playlist of your top 100 most listened to songs. Boshemia staff have taken their top 10 to combine and make a playlist that reflects our vibes across the year. We’ve ruminated on how our top tracks ended up so and shared our thoughts.