Edie is a writer and editor based in the North East of England. She studied Literature and Politics at the University of York, and later a postgraduate degree in Art History and Theory at the University of Essex. She is interested in politics, media, gender and visual and internet cultures.
During her keynote address to the Democratic National Convention on the 17th of August, former First Lady Michelle Obama made several remarks about Joe Biden intended to form part of her endorsement of the former Vice President. One in particular...
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