Open in app

Sign In

Write

Sign In

Paola Navarro Villa
Paola Navarro Villa

14 Followers

Home

About

Jul 13, 2021

I have one (1) issue with Loki

Loki is a 2021 Disney+ series starring the ever charming Tom Hiddleston as our favorite trickster and god of mischief, Loki Laufeyson. …

Series

6 min read

I have one (1) issue with Loki
I have one (1) issue with Loki
Series

6 min read


Apr 11, 2021

On the death of Prince Philip and how we don’t like to talk about the dead

It’s been a few days since Prince Philip died and I’ve been observing how the media portrays him and his legacy, and I have thoughts concerning how we have this idea that we have to be respectful of the dead (especially if they were symbols) and so we can’t really…

Prince Philip

5 min read

On the death of Prince Philip and how we don’t like to talk about the dead
On the death of Prince Philip and how we don’t like to talk about the dead
Prince Philip

5 min read


Jan 26, 2021

In A Sea of Disinformation

Sometimes I feel like I am drowning in a sea of information, misinformation and disinformation. Social media allows us to access millions of articles, news, and comments written by people we know and by people we don’t know, by people we used to know, but don’t remember anymore, or by…

Disinformation

7 min read

In A Sea of Disinformation
In A Sea of Disinformation
Disinformation

7 min read


Dec 25, 2020

Choosing a Word for 2021

Each year, in the months of November and December, I take some time to reflect on my year and to think about the word that I want my next year to be defined by. I started this practice of choosing a word for the year about four years ago. It…

New Year

4 min read

Note for the end of the year
Note for the end of the year
New Year

4 min read


Apr 30, 2020

The Other Kind of Social Distancing

We call it “Social Distancing” even if some experts, including the World Health Organization, have said that this is not the best way to call it because social contacts are vital to cope with the crisis. Northeastern University Political Science and Public Policy professor, Daniel Aldrich, has suggested the term…

Social Media

5 min read

The Other Kind of Social Distancing
The Other Kind of Social Distancing
Social Media

5 min read


Jan 4, 2020

We need to talk about Kylo Ren’s character arc in The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars is one of those things I grew up loving. I love the original trilogy, I sort of enjoy the prequels (despite them being objectively bad), I have sort of enjoyed the spin-offs, I’ve watched some of the series, and I liked the more recent films in the saga…

Star Wars

10 min read

We need to talk about Kylo Ren’s character arc in The Rise of Skywalker
We need to talk about Kylo Ren’s character arc in The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars

10 min read


Sep 20, 2019

Of Men and Nice Guys in “Juliet, Naked”

Juliet, Naked is a 2018 film directed by Jesse Peretz, written by Evgenia Peretz, Jim Taylor, Tamara Jenkins and Phil Alden Robinson, and it is based on the novel of the same name by Nick Hornby. It stars Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke and Chris O’Dowd. It tells the story of…

Movies

8 min read

Of Men and Nice Guys in “Juliet, Naked” — The Notebook in My Pocket
Of Men and Nice Guys in “Juliet, Naked” — The Notebook in My Pocket
Movies

8 min read


Jul 8, 2019

Disney, little mermaids, and fish that don’t know racism

Boy, was it a scandal when Disney announced that the new Ariel for the remake of the Disney classic The Little Mermaid would be singer and actor Halle Bailey. Because we have a little time on our hands, just a little, let’s talk about the new hot topic. …

Disney

7 min read

Disney, little mermaids, and fish that don’t know racism
Disney, little mermaids, and fish that don’t know racism
Disney

7 min read

Paola Navarro Villa

Paola Navarro Villa

14 Followers

Protestant, PolSci MA student, reader, writer and coffee drinker

Following
  • Jude Ellison S. Doyle

    Jude Ellison S. Doyle

  • John DeVore

    John DeVore

  • Darcy Reeder

    Darcy Reeder

  • Medium Creators

    Medium Creators

  • Tressie McMillan Cottom

    Tressie McMillan Cottom

Help

Status

Writers

Blog

Careers

Privacy

Terms

About

Text to speech