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it's the kind of book you want to talk about for hours and never read again

On the list are To Kill A Mockingbird, Persuasion, Madame Bovary, Bleak House

one of my friends got so sick of the organised fun tendencies in our friendship group that he invented a new game called bling bling sociàle, aka having a chat

articles like this just make me think we've all gotta die of something

Toilet paper shortage all over again

She looked so stunning as Clytemnestra in that cobalt dress

It's trad polyamory, where both spouses consent to only the husband being polyamorous

I was really surprised by how trad it was. Helluva ride tho

A certain type of commentator could have championed it as a celebration of social conservativism but instead decided to lose their shit because Lupita Nyong'o and Elliott Page have about three lines each

I've also noticed that on social media, the comments are full of older women who remember heroin chic from the 90s or Karen Carpenter desperately trying to sound the alarm

Every new picture of her she is thinner. It is so hard to watch from a distance. And while I do think it is for the best that media outlets don't speculate, it's awful to see news stories that pretend that what we're seeing isn't happening

It's honestly so awful to see it happening. Especially the news outlets positively reporting on her tours as though nothing is wrong.

If you are a woman, know that you need at least 10% body fat to survive. Less than that will result in fainting, hair falling out, brain fog, no periods. Being able to see a woman's clavicle is not normal, it is a sign of illness. Women need a bit of thickness for their health.

Her diminishing frame has attracted a lot of commentary and her response is that we should comment on women's bodies. But I think that principle was invented in response to tabloids obsessing about cellulite, not discussing the fact that someone is dying before our eyes

Alas too old

A few weeks ago I was on a very quiet train sharing a carriage with a man who was broadcasting porn from his phone

raise awareness with who

why are you telling me this

they're more cognisant of it than other sectors as it is so consequential for them

There is a tension between now and the future. Taking the necessary action now will transform capitalism beyond recognition. But not taking action now, I think, could end capitalism altogether. If you care about capitalism as a system, you ought to support climate action.