Angela Barnett
@AngelaMBarnett
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Writer. Speakerupperer. Destroyer of tomato plants. Supporter of all the body liberation activists on the planet
New Zealand
Joined May 2011
The Handmaid's Tale Was Removed from an Idaho School Library. This Teen Handed a Copy to the Superintendent At Graduation https://t.co/IvOXF3jTfg via @people
people.com
Annabelle Jenkins handed the West Ada School District superintendent a copy of the graphic novel adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel 'The Handmaid's Tale.' The book was removed from the school...
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Said goodbye to the wonderful Sunday team yesterday and one of them dropped this little gem on his way out. https://t.co/wLPBdGYTpd
1news.co.nz
Journalist Mark Crysell reflects on a connection that changed the course of his life.
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Love this - going grey splinters Amber's foundation of self and sisterhood with her twin https://t.co/DGyvNoqHQJ
ensemblemagazine.co.nz
A change of hair splinters Amber Older’s foundation of self – and sisterhood.
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'Stellato-Dudek uprooted her life in Chicago and moved to Montreal to skate with her new partner. The gamble paid off, and now Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps are unlikely world champions at ages 40 and 32.' https://t.co/OJRAEz69by
edition.cnn.com
Deanna Stellato-Dudek first retired in 2001 – before many of her current competitors were even born. Now she’s teaching them and us a masterclass in perseverance.
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Great piece from Anjum Rahman. https://t.co/QZQQIVdP5I
thepress.co.nz
OPINION: On this fifth anniversary of the attacks, we ask the new Government to not forget, just as we cannot.
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102 ! It's hard to be half as cool at half that age
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Well, I don't know what the medical term is, but I've reached the point in the menopause where I've just bought a recorder and intend to learn "Scarborough Fair."
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The highlight of Splore 2024...
Lady Shaka's Friday headline set at @Splore was a triumphant cultural moment. It felt really important. I loved the way the local anthems were brought in to the mix.
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'I have not felt this seen by a book, ever,' writes Claire Mabey about ASH, the forthcoming novel by Louise Wallace. 'It makes sparks fly.' https://t.co/cUzvh8qahe
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Love this so much, Pieta Bouna, on the @D-List https://t.co/Mdkoh7UiyY
thedlist.co.nz
Pieta Bouma takes photos of her empty wheelchair in nature as a reminder that while she's reliant on it, she must also trust nature and the people around her.
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Starting the day with a headline that doesn't make my heart sink: https://t.co/90RvmPuKPF
theguardian.com
Scientist say animals still need protecting and also connecting to restore habitats fragmented by human activities
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Folks are saying that if you can see a boxing glove in this potato, you're left-brained, and if you can see a dinosaur, you're right-brained. Okay, there’s no way because this is quite obviously a hippopotamus. Everyone’s seeing the hippo, right👀💀??
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Brilliant @JohnJCampbell. Thank you for putting so eloquently into words what many of us feel (you might enjoy 'Caste' by Isobel Wilkinson if you haven't read it)
Who are we? Where are we heading? And who will we be when we get there? My year-end politics column. Please read it (🙏🏽), no matter who you voted for, because - where are we heading? John Campbell: Are we on the cusp of something new or something old? https://t.co/TAaEewhHvQ
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You know you're getting old(er) when Brad Pitt turns 60
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With summer nearly here I've been reflecting on one of summer's favourite items. Writing this made me think differently. It's not, and should never be, about the body wearing the bikini but what the bikini represents: liberation with a touch of activism.
ensemblemagazine.co.nz
It was a daring middle finger to the patriarchy to put a bikini on, writes Angela Barnett, in a call to arms to embrace its riotous past.
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"Anthology of the year, no contest" – Hiwa: Contemporary Māori Short Stories. @AucklandUni @AUPBooks
https://t.co/lpfWzEaqMP
newsroom.co.nz
ReadingRoom literary editor Steve Braunias selects the year’s 10 best works of fiction
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