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We Need to Talk: A Conversation with Emmy the Great

On a grim winter day, I sat down with the musician to discuss activism, self-care — and talking itself

Jul 6, 2017

We Need to Talk: A Conversation with Emmy the Great

Jul 6, 2017

Marta Bausells

Streets without shops: how apps are transforming our local neighbourhoods

Gentrification? “There’s an app for that,” as the saying goes. The proliferation of apps that deliver all kinds of on-demand services in…

Oct 10, 2016

Oct 10, 2016

Marta Bausells

In praise of Ask Polly

Most of Heather Havrilesky (aka Ask Polly)’s audience are young-ish (that hideous term, Millenial) women. Her recent excellent article…

Sep 20, 2016

In praise of Ask Polly

Sep 20, 2016

Marta Bausells

‘Seeing black women portrayed with softness is unusual and stunning’

“Amaal [Said] is not only doing something with women of colour in photographs — saying ‘I am here, we exist’ — but also, crucially, her…

Sep 5, 2016

‘Seeing black women portrayed with softness is unusual and stunning’

Sep 5, 2016

Marta Bausells

‘If you can’t make an exciting photo without sexualising a woman, maybe you need to practise’

“A male artist can approach you under the guise of ‘hey, we’re both creatives, it’s an artistic collaboration’ — but it’s not! They just…

Sep 4, 2016

‘If you can’t make an exciting photo without sexualising a woman, maybe you need to practise’

Sep 4, 2016

Marta Bausells

‘Staying silent would mean internalising a lot of shame about my own body’

“I was writing about difficult things that I’d been told to keep hidden because the women in my family weren’t proud of it or they expected…

Sep 3, 2016

‘Staying silent would mean internalising a lot of shame about my own body’

Sep 3, 2016

Marta Bausells

‘Make sure you never let anybody tell you that you don’t have a place in art’

“No matter what you’re saying, people are going to tell you that there’s no need for you to say it. There’s no need for you to paint…

Sep 2, 2016

‘Make sure you never let anybody tell you that you don’t have a place in art’

Sep 2, 2016

Marta Bausells

Idra Novey: ‘I wanted to burn down the house of fiction’

The American author discusses her debut novel set in Rio, finding a comfortable place between cultures, the intersection of gender and…

Aug 19, 2016

Idra Novey: ‘I wanted to burn down the house of fiction’

Aug 19, 2016

Marta Bausells

Marta Bausells

Writer. Literary editor at ELLE UK. Words in the New York Times, the Guardian, VICE, i-D, Literary Hub, Literary Review, Electric Lit + more. martabausells.com

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