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Why did it take so long to unmask Brand and Walliams? Because noughties culture told girls like me abuse was normal

As a survivor of the era, I welcome this reckoning – and I salute the women who were brave enough to bring it about, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11

Don’t call me ‘mumsy’ – the contempt behind that word makes me livid

It means to be drab, homely or old-fashioned – ‘motherly’, essentially. Why can’t we have some respect for mothers, instead of deriding them, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25

Can Lena Dunham’s new Girls do for 40-year-olds what she did for 23-year-olds? I know it can

I was in my early 20s when the classic series debuted and I recognised so much in it. I can’t wait to see how the reboot takes on a new stage of life, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

Heard about the ‘luteal uglies’? Women know more about our hormones than ever – and that’s beautiful

When I was younger, female biology was seen as something to be overcome. Now we can talk about the reality of living in our bodies, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12

You Won’t Get Free of It by Rachel Aviv review – a subtle study of the mother-daughter bond

The most complex of female relationships is thrown into sharp relief in this moving series of essays

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11

Long Wave by Daisy Johnson review – a sublime novel of motherhood and loss

Covering three generations, this tangled story of secrets, childhood, abandonment and care might be her best work yet

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2

Belittled, ignored or gaslit – now we know the true cost of not listening to pregnant women

The Ockenden report tells a terrible story of neglect. It’s a story that I – and far too many women I know – recognise, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25

Plaid Cymru has forged a brand of inclusive nationalism. That’s why it beat Reform in Wales

Growing up in Gwynedd, I was made to feel ‘not Welsh enough’. But things have changed – and the Senedd victory shows the politics of exclusion has no answer, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · May 17

I’m a late arrival to short-form video – its effect on my life has shocked me

Consuming constant clips made me feel stupider and lonelier. Thank God I’m old enough to remember a world before, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · May 3

‘I was super horny when I made my early work’: Loie Hollowell’s abstract paintings of breasts and vaginas

Equally inspired by childbirth manuals, Georgia O’Keeffe and her own hormones, pregnancy and motherhood, Hollowell paints beautiful anatomical abstractions. She opens up about her cosmic birth and out-of-body experience

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27