It’s time to break up with the romantic comedy
’Love, Actually’ is a Christmas institution. But Shannon Proudfoot unloads on the lies that it, like so many romcoms, feed us
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Shannon Proudfoot
Shannon Proudfoot is an Ottawa-based writer covering politics and public policy for Maclean’s. She loves writing people-focused narratives and bringing academic research into real life. She believes The Golden Girls is the greatest television show ever made.
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