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    'MaXXXine' is a ball-busting finale to Ti West's 'X' trilogy

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what the hell is girlblog?

girlblog! is an online arts and culture zine created by rachel gambling. it was began in 2023 as a writing portfolio, and has since become focused on all things alternative — like horror, punk, and intersectionality.

who the hell is rachel gambling?

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rachel gambling has a lot of thoughts on some things. her poetry has been published in t’art, queerlings, and kamena. she has a pgdip in history from birkbeck, university of london, and a ba in english literature and creative writing from the university of warwick. she is the daughter of a vicar, a third-generation south african immigrant, and a born-and-bred essex girl. she works full-time as a sex educator for a uk-based charity.

girlblog is looking for contributors to write guest blogs on their favourite parts of alternative culture. want to know more?

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