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Musings of a Media Lover: State of Grace & States of Desire

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Musings of a Media Lover: Lucy Dacus and Love Songs 

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Musings of a Media Lover: HBO Girls and the Pull of Unlikeable Characters

by Millie Acton May 26, 2025June 26, 2025
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Musings of a Media Lover: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, writing, and finding my way back to myself

by Millie Acton February 7, 2025June 26, 2025
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Musings of a Media Lover: ‘In At The Deep End’ by Kate Davies and Subtly Abusive Relationships

by Millie Acton January 30, 2025June 26, 2025
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Shakespeare’s Least Performed Play: The Two Gentlemen of Verona

by Millie Acton June 12, 2024July 3, 2024
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Musings of a Media Lover: ‘Scott Street’, Strangers, and Reconciling Old Friendships  

by Millie Acton February 18, 2024June 26, 2025
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Musings of a Media Lover: Love in the Time of Situationships

by Millie Acton February 12, 2024June 26, 2025

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