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Bryer Oden

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Bryer Oden is a freelance writer based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. She loves to use her Master’s in Linguistics and BA in Media Studies to focus on the way we use language online. Her passions are body politics, food, and finding the strangest possible items on Facebook Marketplace.

Challengers is the sexiest movie of the year

‘I am pinning WAG-core photos on Pinterest and suddenly, I care about serving in a different way.’ Bryer reviews Luca Guadagnino’s latest.

26.4.2024

What Dolly Alderton’s latest book tells us about love and heartbreak

File it under ‘literature you could give to an alien to educate them on the beautiful and convoluted nature of human relationships’.

1.3.2024

Memes as art: The exhibition for the chronically online

Bryer Oden reviews The Dowse’s latest fever dream, Steamed Hams.

8.10.2023

Women’s sporting issues are a symptom of women’s issues as a whole

Women's sport is one of the most visible representations of gender inequality we have - but there is power in that visibility.

25.7.2023

Bye bye by-products: I went vegan for one month

During her journey from carrot dogs to Quorn nuggets, Bryer realised something about veganism that was truly surprising.

15.6.2023

How a 19th century gothic novel is sinking its teeth into the internet

Dracula has piqued the interest of a new generation, being drip-fed the 1897 gothic novel via daily emails.

1.5.2023