Leisure and Lapels My Neighbour Totoro: The Inner Child, Yōkai, and Kids’ Imaginations

September 25, 2021

After I shoved speculations about fan theories and symbolism aside, I realised I had been looking at My Neighbour Totoro wrong.

Leisure and Lapels: Puffed Sleeves, Femininity, and Nostalgic Opulence

August 20, 2021

The puffed sleeve, along with other frills and flounces of feminine clothing represents an unapologetic return to maximalism.

July 15, 2021

A life infused with the essence of Cottagecore can be wholesome, healthful, even healing, even if you don't spend your days drifting