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Britney Spears: the fight for freedom in the age of celebrity ownership

In 2007, following signs of personal struggles in public, Britney Spears was placed under a conservatorship over her assets, estate, and business affairs. Thirteen years later, amidst the height of the "Free Britney” movement, Spears has spoken out in attempt to regain her freedom. 

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The 30-year cycle: nostalgia in the film industry

Old fashioned scroll of cinema tickets

In the past 5 or so years, the 1980s have been lovingly reimagined on-screen in ways that feel both familiar to people who lived through that time and exciting to those who only wished they did. But these stories don’t merely recreate the decade, they invoke its essence, and in the process, sell us the memory of a moment in time. 

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