HeyJaredBursting the Bubble
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News you missed this week (spoiler: it's all about women) (opens the original)
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It occurred to me recently that I am constantly reading all sorts of news for my job and end up writing about very little of it. Meanwhile, there are always stories about women slipping under the radar – partly because, well, feminist issues have never exactly been the most consistently or prominently covered part of the news. Which is a shame for many reasons, but mainly because there is a lot going on.So, without further ado, here’s what you might have missed over the last week…<p class=
Hot takes are stopping me from thinking for myself (opens the original)
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Ok, I had to give this piece a slightly deceptive title because if it outlined exactly what I want to talk about, the open rate would probably be 2%. That would be completely fair enough; by the way, this week I myself have been crying at my laptop, “not another Sydney Sweeney think piece!” almost daily.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="334" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HYW6!,w_1456,c_limi
Not everything has to be copy (opens the original)
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The phrase “everything is copy” was popularised by the queen of social commentary herself, Nora Ephron. Like many moments of genius, however, the witticism can actually be attributed to her mother – and its impact on the creative world would be difficult to overstate.“My mother taught me many things when I was growing up, but the main thing I learned from her is that everything is copy. She said it again and again, and I have quoted her saying it again and again. As a result, I knew the moment m
Decentring ancient men (opens the original)
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Have I seen The Odyssey yet? No. Did I study it for my Classics A Level over a decade ago? Yes! In all seriousness, there’s only so much staunch critiquing I can really do when I haven’t technically seen the film with my own eyes and ears. But when I saw the first woman to translate The Odyssey from ancient Greek into English had written a rather brutal takedown of Nolan’s adaptation, it did get me thinking about how I interpreted Homer’s Odyssey (epic poem, not blockbuster) back in school.<a cl
I got the Substack ick (opens the original)
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Hey..... hey.... how y’all doin’? <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="480" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Xqd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%
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