Rebecca Shaw
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 6
- Latest publication
- Oct 1, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Guardian Australia
- Top 1K sites
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- Aug 6, 2026
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Margot Robbie changing her name to her husbandâs hurts my beautiful lesbian brain. Here's why | Rebecca Shaw (opens the original)
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I donât flip a table every time this happens â but I actually do mind when itâs the default decision with no discussion Being a lesbian in a heretofore heteronormative society means having to go along with lots of things that donât make sense to your beautiful lesbian brain. One such thing for me is the ongoing expectation that women who marry men should change their surname to their husbandâs. Last week my tolerance was tested again when it was revealed that after a decade of marriage
Australiaâs approaching summer fills me with dread. Iâm not equipped to battle 40C | Rebecca Shaw (opens the original)
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When people say they love the heat, I presume they either have air conditioning or are lying As a cultured citizen of the globe (social media), I am witness to a lot of different opinions about the weather throughout the year. I will soon be sharing my own, as Sydney weather begins to warm, triggering my dread of the hot months to come. As the cold mornings start to ease, and everyone and their hot mothers start to post from the beach, I see friends overseas shivering in fear at the fast-approac
In the Hacks v Widowâs Bay Emmys battle, itâs us â the audience â who are the real winners | Rebecca Shaw (opens the original)
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Whatâs exciting to me isnât who took home the statue but what the creators behind these women-driven comedies will do next Emmys 2026: Widowâs Bay dominates as Matthew Rhys and Jean Smart land historic wins Emmys 2026: red carpet looks and outfits at TVâs biggest night â in pictures There are three essential things to know about me: I love comedy, I love women and I love television. So as you can imagine, the centre of my world is women in TV comedies. Going into the 2026 Emmy awards,
Billionaires hoarding wealth while the rest of us struggle need to ask themselves: what would Dolly do? | Rebecca Shaw (opens the original)
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Every story about Dolly Parton’s generosity should shame the super-rich, who could easily make the world a better place for all Since the moment the news broke that the great Dolly Parton had died, we have been inundated with all manner of Feelings. The internet is flooded with tributes to Dolly by people from all walks of life, who knew her personally or only from afar. There seems no end to the sharing of stories and thoughts about her, and in what feels like a miracle in this divided world, i
Fat people cannot win, regardless of what we do. And Iâve had enough | Rebecca Shaw (opens the original)
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Using drugs like Ozempic is not âcheatingâ â and why does it matter how a person changes their body anyway? As you might know if you read my columns, see me a mile away, or talk to me for five seconds, I am a card-carrying lifelong member of the Fat Lesbian Club. However, ever since I first laid eyes on the television show Roseanne (very important to me) as a small child, the actor John Goodman has held a special place in my heart. It was confusing for me: did I want to be Dan Conner, or b
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