Eva Wiseman
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Eva Wiseman
Bethan Gulliver
6 months ago
@evawiseman.bsky.social
hitting the nail squarely on the head with thisā¦
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Fashion Week showed us the body positivity movement is over
The main trend revealed on the catwalks is that, as the use of weight-loss drugs booms, women are expected to be thinner than ever
https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/fashion-week-showed-us-the-body-positivity-movement-is-over
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Everyoneās obsessed with teens and phones. But - what about their grandparents? Little column here
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Teenagersā phone use? Itās the grandparents we should be ...
Maybe our fears about the ill effects of social media, screen time and doomscrolling are wasted on the young
https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/teenagers-phone-use-grandparents-worried
7 months ago
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Here is a column about having lunch with my sisterās stem cell donor
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Eva Wiseman: āMeeting my sisterās stem-cell donor felt a ...
Lunch with a stranger would became the meeting of an extension of our family
https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/eva-wiseman-meeting-my-sisters-stem-cell-donor-felt-a-little-like-a-first-date
7 months ago
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I met Miriam Margolyes (again). It was glorious, of course. Guess how much she makes on Cameo?
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Miriam Margolyes: āIām incredulous that anybody would wan...
The British-Australian actor on the perils and pleasures of being herself
https://observer.co.uk/news/profile/article/miriam-margolyes-im-incredulous-that-anybody-would-want-to-know-about-my-life
8 months ago
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A couple of years ago I wrote obliquely about a crisis
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When things are not OK, friends offer help. Hereās how to do itā¦ | Eva Wiseman
When a true crisis strikes, thereās often nothing really telling that you can do ā other than be there and be kind
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/aug/14/when-things-are-not-ok-friends-offer-help-heres-how-to-do-it
8 months ago
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A column on the problem withā¦ āgentle parentingā
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āGentle parentingā is another way for parents to be hard ...
The new parenting approach can look like just another way of telling us we are bringing our kids up wrong
https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/gentle-parenting-is-another-way-for-parents-to-be-hard-on-themselves
8 months ago
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I interviewed SELF ESTEEM
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Know thyself: the lyrical power of Self Esteem
Chart-topping musician Self Esteem talks rage, love, poetry ā and why she'd like to be Enya
https://observer.co.uk/culture/music/article/know-thyself-the-lyrical-power-of-self-esteem
8 months ago
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Getting a new byline picture ALMOST KILLED ME
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Eva Wiseman: āA photoshoot loomed, but I prefer to forget...
You might notice my column has a fresh new photo ā less visible is my abject horror
https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/eva-wiseman-a-photoshoot-loomed-but-i-prefer-to-forget-i-have-a-face
9 months ago
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I gotā¦ scammed š¤Ŗ
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9 months ago
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We gave five tweens Ā£30 and asked what theyād bought, and it turns out, kids are heaven?
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What do tweens really want? | The Observer
If eight to 12-year-olds were left to their own devices, what would they buy?
https://observer.co.uk/style/fashion/article/what-do-tweens-really-want
9 months ago
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A column about abortion š„³
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9 months ago
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reposted by
Eva Wiseman
The Author, SĆ©amas O'Reilly
9 months ago
The brand new Fence #24 features this piece of short fiction by
@evawiseman.bsky.social
- one of the very best we've ever published. Sweetly unsettling, comic and sad, Sugar Mummy is free to read now. (And do subscribe to The Fence here:
www.the-fence.com/shop/
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www.the-fence.com/sugar-mummy/
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Sugar Mummy
Mummy is working very very hard.
https://www.the-fence.com/sugar-mummy/
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I have a new short story in
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- itās about a sugar mummy
www.the-fence.com/sugar-mummy/
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Sugar Mummy
Mummy is working very very hard.
https://www.the-fence.com/sugar-mummy/
9 months ago
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I wrote about the time nurses complimented me for staying thin (when I was pregnant)
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9 months ago
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I wrote aboutā¦ money š¶āš«ļø
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10 months ago
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reposted by
Eva Wiseman
The Fence
10 months ago
Issue 24 is here šļø
www.the-fence.com/shop
With writing from
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@evawiseman.bsky.social
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@roisinlanigan.bsky.social
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@patrickgalbraith.bsky.social
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@emmafmagnus.bsky.social
, Sophie Wilkinson, John Phipps, Ray Philip, Clare Considine & many more. Cover by Nishant Choksi.
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Ella Al-Shamahi, presenter of the new BBC show on evolution, talked to me for the first time about growing up as a creationist
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āPeople can change their mindsā: the evolutionary biologi...
Ella Al-Shamahi is the erudite presenter of a breathtaking new series about our 300,000-year history. But her own evolution story isnāt short of drama ei...
https://observer.co.uk/news/science-technology/article/people-can-change-their-minds-the-evolutionary-biologist-with-a-dramatic-story-of-her-own
10 months ago
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I wrote about THE INFERNAL HEAT
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Eva Wiseman: āSummer is always a shock, and we never learnā
Every July the heat arrives and every year we seem to have forgotten it was comingā¦ maybe because it makes us all feel a little bit unhinged
https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/summer-is-always-a-shock-and-we-never-learn
10 months ago
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A column on MISS WORLD
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10 months ago
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I interviewed the great Lynn Barber
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10 months ago
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On: the state of the wife. Not YOUR wife necessarily but maybe.
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Eva Wiseman: What does it mean to be a wife today?
Married women in 2025 can choose from being committed, surrendered, hot, tradā¦ The only certainty is that contradiction is at the heart of a marriage
https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/eva-wiseman-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-wife-today
11 months ago
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A column on AI and axolotls
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11 months ago
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Every time I think about this something funny happens to my spine
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'After four days lying in the desert I was ready to die': On piss, survival and being alone
Interview with a friend who broke her pelvis on a solo hike
https://open.substack.com/pub/evawiseman/p/after-four-days-lying-in-the-desert?r=dbhb9
11 months ago
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Me, against āmental health awarenessā
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11 months ago
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A column about the pronatalists who want you pregnant
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11 months ago
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I donāt know who needs to hear this, but: you donāt have to sell your old clothes.
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Eva Wiseman: Do we actually need to sell our old clothes? | The Observer
Selling fashion on resale sites brings much circularity and a little profit, too. But it has aĀ huge impact on charity shops. Maybe itās time to just let your old clothes goā¦
https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/eva-wiseman-do-we-actually-need-to-sell-our-old-clothes
12 months ago
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My latest Ask Eva for Vogue is HERE:
www.vogue.co.uk/article/niec...
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āMy Niece Is Posting Hate Online. What Should I Do?ā
āOnce you have established a real relationship, with trust and affection, then perhaps you can discuss her inherited bigotry,ā counsels Eva Wiseman in this weekās Ask Eva column.
https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/niece-posting-hate-online
12 months ago
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Me on the death of Weight Watchers
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Eva Wiseman: Watching weight after Weight Watchers | The Observer
Weight Watchers may have filed for bankruptcy after losing too many pounds, but donāt think diet culture has lost its grip ā itās simply rebranded itself for another generation
https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/eva-wiseman-weight-watchers
12 months ago
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Me, in praise of Mar-a-Lago face š
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Eva Wiseman: in praise of Mar-a-Lago face
With its conservative signposting and cartoonish take on beauty, there is a refreshingly straightforward message behind ultra-femme makeup
https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/in-praise-of-mar-a-lago-face
12 months ago
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reposted by
Eva Wiseman
Nigel Slater
about 1 year ago
Today, my weekly column moves home. My Kitchen Diary can now be found at
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The Observer | News, culture and style
Independent journalism | News, culture & style | Investigations, analysis, features, ideas, recipes, newsletters & podcasts that make sense of the world
https://observer.co.uk
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Me on Topshop
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about 1 year ago
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Eva Wiseman
The Observer
about 1 year ago
"There is a gaping void at the centre of my life and itās called Topshop." In this week's edition of the magazine, Eva Wiseman yearns for the high street megastore's return. Read more:
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Eva Wiseman yearns for Topshop
The megastore may be returning. Hallelujah, weāve earned it
https://bit.ly/4cVTRiC
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(Andā¦ this is the first time weāve had a website)
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about 1 year ago
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reposted by
Eva Wiseman
Lee Hurley
about 1 year ago
Unexpected full page in today's Observer on yesterday's protests and it doesn't interview a single GC for 'balance'
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Eva Wiseman
Naomi Alderman
about 1 year ago
itās a strange time to be a Jewish woman what with Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir claiming to be protecting Jews and all these pieces about the law āprotecting womenā. Breaking the ceasefire makes me feel less safe as a Jew and the UK Supreme Court ruling makes me feel less free as a woman.
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reposted by
Eva Wiseman
Nigel Slater
about 1 year ago
My last column for the Guardian website. (The Observer launches its own site this week.)
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ap...
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This column, on what school is for, will be my last on the Guardian website - the new Observer one launches next week
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Absentee students should make us ask, what is school for? | Eva Wiseman
Low school attendance is a symptom of the problem, an expression of something deeper
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/20/absentee-students-should-make-us-ask-what-is-school-for
about 1 year ago
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'This is how it feels to have an affair' (My latest interview with a friend)
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'This is how it feels to have an affair' (Interview with an unfaithful friend)
About five, six years ago I got a call from an unknown number.
https://open.substack.com/pub/evawiseman/p/this-is-how-it-feels-to-have-an-affair?r=dbhb9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 1 year ago
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A column about high heelsā¦
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Heels are making a comeback, but this time itās battle gear
After attaining comfort and a shift in the culture, high heels have returned ā for some a symbol of retrogressive femininity, and others, a protest
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/13/heels-are-making-a-comeback-but-this-time-its-battle-gear
about 1 year ago
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I wrote about what the absence of beauty discourse today, amid all Snow Whiteās other controversies, says about usā¦
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What we should be talking about when we see Snow White | Eva Wiseman
Snow White has sparked outrage across the board, but why is no one worried about its messaging on beauty?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/06/what-we-should-be-talking-about-when-we-see-snow-white
about 1 year ago
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Against āefficiencyā
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Striving for efficiency is all very well, but it leaves no time to live | Eva Wiseman
Efficiency slices and barges its way through delicate structures, leaving the most vulnerable flailing
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/30/striving-for-efficiency-is-all-very-well-but-it-leaves-no-time-to-live
about 1 year ago
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I met CARRIE COON
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āI go for the jugularā: Carrie Coon on The White Lotus, female friendship and toxic politics
Fearsomely authentic, Carrie Coon has dazzled in a host of roles, from The Leftovers to Gone Girl and Fargo. With the latest season of The White Lotus glueing us to our screens, she talks about US pol...
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/mar/30/i-go-for-the-jugular-carrie-coon-on-white-lotus-female-friendship-and-toxic-politics
about 1 year ago
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On the importance/danger of being earnest
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When did being too earnest become a crime, and why?
Apparently weāre in āthe Age of Anti-Ambitionā ā but the ick we feel towards those who are openly wanting is misplaced
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/23/when-did-being-too-earnest-become-a-and-why
about 1 year ago
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The truth about maternity leave (a column)
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Going on maternity leave? Donāt expect it to be a bundle of joy
Far from the gentle time off itās billed as, the reality of maternity leave can be scary, lonely and destabilising
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/16/going-on-maternity-leave-dont-expect-it-to-be-a-bundle-of-joy
about 1 year ago
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A column about Leigh Bowery, youth, and going out at night
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Art, Leigh Bowery and the weaponisation of embarrassment
Open up and let the shame inā¦ It will set you free
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/09/art-leigh-bowery-and-the-weaponisation-of-embarrassment
about 1 year ago
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I interviewed CATE BLANCHETT
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āEverything is so fragileā: Cate Blanchett on marriage, #MeToo and the state of the world
Over turmeric tea one evening, double Oscar winner Cate Blanchett talks about the secret of relationships and how to survive the current news cycle. The answer? Jump into the iceā¦
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/09/everything-is-so-fragile-cate-blanchett-on-marriage-metoo-and-the-state-of-the-world
about 1 year ago
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A column in which I ask um, should we all be learning how to perform abortions ?
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Our hard-won rights are being erased one letter at a time | Eva Wiseman
The US continues to roll back trans, gay and abortion rights, and the UK is not immune to any of it
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/02/our-hard-won-rights-are-being-erased-one-letter-at-a-time
about 1 year ago
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A column that says STOP LOOKING AT THE NEWS
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about 1 year ago
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reposted by
Eva Wiseman
Agenda Alliance
about 1 year ago
"The womenās justice boardās plans to reduce the number of women in prison cannot come soon enough and should be only the beginning ā prison is not a place of safety, itās a place often, of dark and utter terror." Thank you Eva for consistently using your platform to speak up for women in prison š
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Did you know that women were being taken to prison āas a place of safetyā?
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Why are women still being sent to prison as āa place of safetyā? | Eva Wiseman
Reports are revealing the true harm done by incarcerating women under the guise of protecting them, writes Eva Wiseman
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/16/why-are-women-still-being-sent-to-prison-as-a-place-of-safety
about 1 year ago
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