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Author: Jodie Manning

Hello! My pronouns are she/her and I am an enthusiastic opinion-haver, mostly-amateur writer, once-published poet, and the person who makes 99% of the Taylor Swift references on The Phase. You can find me not on Twitter at @JodieKate and occasionally writing on Medium and jodiekate.com.
Taylor Swift is dressed in a golden sequinned dress and loose hair, with bright red lips, shrugs.
  • Music

Eight Songs That Feel Like Taylor Swift But Aren’t

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on January 17, 2021January 18, 2021

If Olivia Rodrigo is pushing your Taylor Swift buttons, here are seven other artists to fill your need for clever, emotional pop songs with a story to tell

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Richard Poole (Ben Miller) drinks from a small teacup.
  • Pop culture

Death In Paradise – The (Tea) Drinking Game!

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on January 14, 2021

What better tribute to DI Richard Poole than to sip some English Breakfast as you watch?

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Neville Parker (Ralf Little) looks perplexed as he walks along a jetty towards the camera, with a big blue sky behind him.
  • Pop culture

I’m ready to confess: I like Death In Paradise

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on January 7, 2021January 8, 2021

As the new season premieres on BBC One, does the popular murder mystery series deserve a more thorough inspection?

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  • Pop culture

The Show Must Go On: Strictly Come Dancing In 2020

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020

Strictly was so much more than just a dancing show this year.

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  • Music

Top Twenty-One Modern Classic Christmas Songs That You Slept On

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on December 20, 2020December 20, 2020

There are good original Christmas songs every single year and the world must know!

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  • Music

Brace! Brace! Another new Taylor Swift album is coming!

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on December 10, 2020December 20, 2020

Gather your headphones, crank up the speakers, ensure your best cottagecore attire is freshly laundered and ready to go, people!

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  • Music

Lost without each other?: On being a Hanson fan in 2020

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on November 22, 2020

At a pivotal moment for my problematic faves, I explore a Pinterest gun meme scandal, a close-knit fandom and why it’s okay to expect more from the bands we love

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  • Pop culture

Strictly Come Dancing Week Four Recap: The tens come out!

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on November 14, 2020

After the loss of a couple and a judge, are the wheels coming off or are we just getting started?

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The cast of Happiest Season smiles at a Pride Parade with rainbow flags
  • Film

The trailer for Happiest Season is here and it’s SO GOOD!

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

The queer Christmas romcom from Clea DuVall starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis finally has a trailer!

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  • Pop culture

Strictly Come Dancing Week Three Recap: It’s Movies Week!

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on November 7, 2020November 8, 2020

Movies Week is often when Strictly is at its weirdest (who can forget Scott Mills’ samba dressed as a crab?) and the 2020 edition did not disappoint

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