trust comes from placing that tender beautiful heart in the other’s gentle keeping
- Part of a photo I took during the Amy Winehouse gig at London's Hammersmith Apollo in November 2007 (see my insta for more)
This week's subject line is from this edition of Atoosa Rubenstein's excellent newsletter.
Hi there,
Just a quick round-up of links this week because I've got to land the ending on the show and then learn it all off by heart! See you on the other side of Brighton Fringe...
Links of the week
My decision not to lie about my age isn’t just about me. As a social person, the way I live my life and what I say and do can help or hinder others. If we all lie about our age, we make it harder for other women further down the line to be accepted by men/society for who we truly are.
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Rainesford Stauffer on the parts of our 20s that we miss out when we look back with rose-tinted glasses
How long before newspapers have collab houses? How long before universities get their own influencer mansions, with professors made to compete for students’ attention, blending course material with sad TikTok dances?
- I'm keeping those Insta likes ON! Either it's content and I like to see how it does, or if it's a more personal post, I like to see the people close to me like it in support, and I don't care what other people think of it.
What I've been up to
- Comedian, teacher, comedy teacher and director Alex Farrow joined me on the podcast this month to talk about live shows, bats and his new hour, Philsophy Pig...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hgczy51UcunBFJUWWaiNr?si=5cdCUY7OSx2jfUlZlltoew
- Just 57 more listens until Freelance Pod hits 20,000 downloads! Thank you so much for listening!
https://twitter.com/freelance_pod_/status/1400755874860306436
What I'm getting up to
- The personal esays masterclass is back at the end of the month
https://twitter.com/SuchandrikaC/status/1400189932828868613
- Brighton Fringe draws ever nearer - free tickets available here:
That’s all from me! Thank you for reading, I’ve been and continue to be Suchandrika Chakrabarti.
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