Hot Takes with Therese

Rest should be natural, yet capitalism makes us feel guilty for it. This post unpacks why that shame runs so deep.

A reflection on Princess Margaret, The Crown, and why embracing being “inappropriate for most occasions” can be its own kind of power.

Revisiting the 1983 miniseries V and its unsettling reminder of how fascism rises, spreads, and convinces us it could never happen here.

A critique of Netflix’s Adolescence and why showing the escalation of misogyny matters if we want audiences to recognize the warning signs.

A closer look at how Scott Galloway recycles Red Pill talking points under the guise of expertise, and why his takes on dating and “male loneliness” miss the mark.

The 1950s housewife was Cold War propaganda, not reality. Women have always worked — and history shows how hard the system has fought to strip us of independence.

The 1950s housewife was Cold War propaganda, not reality. Women have always worked — and history shows how hard the system has fought to strip us of independence.

Motherhood isn’t a fairytale. It’s a role propped up by lies. We gaslight women into it, hide the hardest parts, and then act surprised when mothers feel betrayed.

“What happened to the women who used to cook for us and give us foot rubs?” The short answer: they never existed.