Amy Roberts
School
Liverpool John Moores University
Expertise
Cult Movies, LGBTQ+ Culture, Trash TV
- Having been a music reporter and "RuPaul's Drag Race" correspondent for Bustle, Amy has gone on to chair a women in music panel for Liverpool's Writing on the Wall festival alongside journalist Laura Snapes, and was a featured guest on Kill Rock Star's "Say Yes: An Elliott Smith Podcast" with Sean Cannon.
- Her insights into a broad spectrum of pop culture have led to a variety of opportunities including leading a talk about David Lynch's "Fire Walk With Me" for Northern Film and Media and performing her micro poetry collection "Into Survival" — a droll insight into the psychology of some of horror's most tenacious Final Girls — for the Liverpool Horror Festival.
- Amy was the co-editor of the irreverent pop culture blog Clarissa Explains F*** All from 2014 until its end in 2022. She currently writes about depictions of gender politics, sexuality, violence, and survival on her blog, Kiri Kiri Kiri.
Experience
Amy is a pop culture obsessive who celebrates all things camp, kitsch, and wonderful – from celebrity gossip and dark Hollywood secrets to the untapped trivia of forgotten '90s hits and the vast filmographies of cult filmmakers like Takashi Miike, John Waters, and Todd Solondz. Having started her career as a music journalist for publications like Clash Magazine and Kerrang, she moved on to write about movies, TV, and celebrity culture as a staff writer for Bustle. Since leaving that role, she's worked with a variety of publications including i-D, Broadly, LADBible, Allure, Film Daily, and The Mary Sue.
Education
Obtaining an Imaginative Writing BA hons degree from Liverpool John Moores University equipped Amy with a set of sharp and witty writing skills which endure to this day. For her dissertation, she focused on film and screenwriting, giving her a keen insight into the industry.
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Stories By Amy Roberts
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Lena Dunham's polarizing style may be a reflection of her creative expression, but some people love to hate on it. These are her biggest fashion misfires.
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Pop superstar and fashion icon Rihanna has transformed time and time again throughout her career, all while staying true to who she is as a creator and person.
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Cher has spent six decades pushing against norms, especially with her fashion choices. Here are the inappropriate outfits Cher has been caught wearing.
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If you know anything about pop music, it's that beef and boy bands just go together. Here are the biggest boy band beefs ever.
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River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves were teen idols who shared a strong bond and a passion for acting, but what was their relationship really like?
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Project Runway is one of the longest-running and best-loved reality TV show competitions on TV, so you may not know that some of its stars have died.
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Every fan of science fiction knows the universe is limitless and death is not always the end. Here are the immortalized sci-fi stars you might not know died.
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We've lost plenty of horror icons who enjoyed big and small roles as killers, ghouls, and survivors over the years. Here are the ones you might not know died.
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Track and field powerhouse Sha'Carri Richardson is no stranger to tragedy.
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Lil Nas X is a young genre-blending musician who has had a groundbreaking rise as an LGBTQA+ artist. Let's take a look inside his journey.
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Vin Diesel has been behind the wheel of a lot of cars on the big screen... and he's been behind the wheel of some controversial moments behind the scenes.
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Anything can happen on the unpredictable stage of Saturday Night Live, but that's not always a good thing. These are the biggest SNL controversies of all time.
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Barbra Streisand and Elliott Gould's relationship burned bright but ultimately ended in divorce. Here's what led up to their split.
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Family is important to the Fast and the Furious characters, and it sure seems to be important to the stars of F9.
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Gwen Stefani has been accused of cultural appropriation many times throughout her career — here's the timeline of the controversy involving the Harajuku Girls.
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Filming a sex scene for a TV show or movie is awkward enough on its own, but these tales of behind-the-scenes goings-on are sure to bring the cringe.
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As the original host of Man vs. Food, it was once Adam Richman's mission to gorge himself on America's largest and greasiest delights. Whatever happened to him?
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In the decades since the horrifying murder-suicide took place, people continue to speculate on all the bizarre things about the Phil Hartman case.
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The cast of Seinfeld- one of the funniest shows of all time - is no stranger to tragedy.