<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[3RD IRIS]]></title><description><![CDATA[3RD IRIS]]></description><link>https://www.3rdiris.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:38:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.3rdiris.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Visibility Starts Within]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes stepping outside your head and into community is the best way to see yourself clearly again. As someone who’s always loved fashion but often wrestled with self-perception, I recently had a reminder that style isn’t just about clothing—it’s about how we carry our stories. From a stranger’s compliment to memories of my “Buddha Mama,” I realized that being seen begins with trusting ourselves to be lovable as we are.]]></description><link>https://www.3rdiris.com/post/visibilitystartswithin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b8b9eb1d5a8875c9f4ccab</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:04:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58a275_670f17af55af4878b19232415ac9fd81~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Charlesice Grable-Hawkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dark Academia Is Just Academia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dark academia promises that if we suffer beautifully in tweed and Oxfords, the institution will finally love us back. This essay, from a first‑gen PhD dropout and former NIH insider, unpacks how the aesthetic romanticizes misogynistic, exclusionary systems—then asks what it means to steal the mood, change the silhouette, and dress the minds those spaces were never built for. ]]></description><link>https://www.3rdiris.com/post/dark-academia-is-just-academia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ac81719992c96cd84af684</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 23:49:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_76665f4c4a72525969514d~mv2_d_7952_5304_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Charlesice Grable-Hawkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It can't rain all the time, the  crow 1994]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflection on the personal meaning of the 1994 film, the Crow.]]></description><link>https://www.3rdiris.com/post/the-crow-1994</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ab5b71b5dd0587334a3af6</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:55:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58a275_6238180a92bd48b58220a1fb8cf882dd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_530,h_330,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Charlesice Grable-Hawkins</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>