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Phoebe Maltz Bovy

PHOEBE MALTZ BOVY is a cultural critic in Toronto, and the author of The Perils of “Privilege” (St. Martins, 2017). She is a regular columnist for the Globe and Mail, a senior editor at The Canadian Jewish News, and a co-host (with Kat Rosenfield) of the Feminine Chaos podcast. Her newsletter, Close-reading the Reruns, relates contemporary North American issues to 90s British sitcoms. She has written for The Atlantic, The Forward, and The New Republic, among many other publications. Phoebe has a Ph.D. in French from New York University.
The Last Straight Woman

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The Last Straight Woman

SPOTTED: Girl on Girl in Grammy Winner Doechii’s Instagram

In Doechii’s end-of-year post, the rapper included Sophie Gilbert’s GIRL ON GIRL (Penguin Press) as one of the six photos included with the caption, “i want my thingsss.”   Doechii quickly rose to fame after several of her songs went viral on TikTok in 2024. The rapper has publicly spoken about the hardships of the

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