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Rakshasi's Ramblings
Welcome! Here I will be serving up art, musings on society and the periodic existential crisis. WARNING: All work on this site is mine, born of blood, sweat, tears and the occasional summoning ritual (so tread lightly, copycats.)


Mean Girls: Unfair Portrayal or Anthropological Classic?
Should you come across a female narcissist, your safest option is to get away quickly; that is, if you even have the discernment to spot her. Not all of them are perched comfortably at the top and can’t always be identified by rank.
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Sep 1510 min read
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The Bear and a Hard Place
Why Choose the Bear?  The ‘Choose the Bear’ social experiment on social media, where specifically women were asked whether they would...
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Aug 205 min read
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New Fan Art Video Just Dropped!
You can watch my fan art process video of You and Baby Reindeer here . You the series has been one of my favs, but I delayed watching...
atomicrakshasi
Mar 111 min read
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How to Get That Sketchbook Started
In art school lore there’s a story that commonly turns up about an art teacher who made all his students pile up their sketchbooks on a...
atomicrakshasi
Mar 64 min read
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How to Kill Time: Michael Ende’s ‘Momo’
Vincent van Gogh, Withered Sunflowers , 1887 I had a classmate in college whose laid-back approach to work used to annoy me, but as I...
atomicrakshasi
Feb 137 min read
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Hanging Rock: Marianismo, Beauty and the Missing Girls
Beauty is important female currency in patriarchy, and everyone, consciously or unconsciously, advocates for it.
atomicrakshasi
Nov 15, 20247 min read
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The Psychology of a Stalker: You & Baby Reindeer
The generic stalker has a relationship with his prey, and the relationship only goes so far as the prey gives. Anything is encouragement...
atomicrakshasi
Oct 1, 20246 min read
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The Baby-Sitters Club Is a Relic of the Eighties, And Here’s Why
While we were yearning for the perfect American life, we didn’t think about the reality of child care, because we were kids ourselves.
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Jul 12, 20244 min read
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My Favourite Children’s Lit Author Was a Raging Narcissist
Ever been shocked to find out that a celebrity figure you thought you knew might be narcissistic, petty and vindictive? In any...
atomicrakshasi
Jul 12, 20243 min read
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