Review: Derry Girls

Derry Girls. Fair Use. Derry Girls is centered around the lives of four teenage girls (and one boy) in the early 90s in Derry, Northern Ireland. They deal with the same issues that all teenagers around the world have to deal with. What makes this show different is...

Book Review: One of Us is Lying

One of Us is Lying has been described as The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars. It’s not hard to see why. The story starts with five students in detention. Only four students leave the room alive. Simon Kelleher was not a popular person; he had created...

Women in Sport: The 1976 Yale Women’s Rowing Team

The 1976 Yale Women’s Rowing Team. ESPN.com. This summer has seen women in sports make international headlines. From Becky Lynch becoming the first WWE superstar to grace the cover of ESPN Magazine to Coco Gauff’s remarkable run at Wimbledon it’s...

True Crime and Girls: Cyntoia Brown Released

Photo by Lacy Atkins/Shutterstock (10050790h) Cyntoia Brown smiles at family members during her clemency hearing Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Earlier in this series I wrote about Cyntoia Brown and the crime she was convicted of aged 16. This week there was a major update...

True Crime and Girls: The Fascination with JonBenet Ramsey

JonBenet Ramsey. Photo: Zuma Press For more than 20 years, the death of JonBenet Ramsey has fascinated the media and public at large. The death of the child beauty pageant star over Christmas 1996 shocked America. The death of any child is tragic, but what made the...

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