The Bluestocking

the house of butterflies Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 263the house of butterfliesMar 31SaveListenHappy Friday.The final episode of The Spark is now online: Rochelle Burgess of UCL on social prescribing, ie non-medical interventions to promote health, such as joining a gardening club or

DeSantis, Trump and the future of American politics Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking: Florida MenDeSantis, Trump and the future of American politicsMar 27SaveListenHappy Monday.Some time last year, my editor asked me what ambitious pieces I would like to do, and I said something like, I want t

A special edition with some inside baseball.Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking: On WritingA special edition with some inside baseball.Mar 24SaveListenSurprise.I know I said there was no newsletter this week, but Ive been brewing this post for a while and since I just signed off a longread for the

the blog had simply gotten too weird Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 262the blog had simply gotten too weirdMar 17SaveListenHappy Friday.A quick programming note: there will be no Bluestocking next week.In the meantime, heres a link to the new Spark, featuring Stuart Ritchie on open scien

a GOOD VIBES sweatshirt Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 261a GOOD VIBES sweatshirtMar 10SaveListenHappy Friday.I have many thoughts about the Lockdown Files.One: who trusts Isabel Oakeshott with their WhatsApps, when she once got a source jailed.Two: George Osborne is an admirably brutal

a green egg of Silly Putty Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 260a green egg of Silly PuttyMar 3SaveListenHappy Friday.The third episode of The Witch Trials of JK Rowling just dropped, and Im in good company: Angela Nagle's Newsletter , Default Wisdom and Contrapoints (who has since recanted

the Earl of Denby has not been asked to provide falcons Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 259: Dahl and Flemingthe Earl of Denby has not been asked to provide falconsFeb 24SaveListenHappy Friday.This week, I wrote for the Atlantic about Roald Dahl, and that prompted some extra thoughts, whi

a thrice-divorced mailman from the Florida Panhandle Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 258a thrice-divorced mailman from the Florida PanhandleFeb 17SaveListenHappy Friday.This week, I tried something new: an open thread asking what the most under-rated period drama is.There are some great s

Inspired by my lucky discovery of The Empress, I want to know your answer.What's the most under-rated period drama.Feb 12SaveFor this weeks Atlantic culture newsletter, I was asked to nominate the best thing Im currently watching.I picked The Empress on Netflix: a German-language period drama tellin

Many mujahedin, including me, are addicted to the internet Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 257Many mujahedin, including me, are addicted to the internetFeb 10SaveListenHappy Friday.This week, my main source of awe/disbelief has been reading videogames sites absolutely doing their nut abou

Christianity is kinda cucked Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 256Christianity is kinda cuckedFeb 3SaveListenHappy Friday.Does anyone have any good tips for dealing with rage, other than going to live in a hole.(Even then I would probably be furious about the hole.) The news over the last f

the muffled thud of fire in the hole Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 255the muffled thud of fire in the holeJan 27SaveListenHappy Friday.I know what youre thinking.Helen, have you been on any podcasts lately.I recorded this conversation with Josh Szepsabout the ethics of circumcision, abo

less Voldemort, more Hermione Granger Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 254less Voldemort, more Hermione GrangerJan 20SaveListenHappy Friday.This week, I went on the BBCs Media Show to discuss misogynist influencer Andrew Tatewhom I was invited to debate with by a podcast last year.) Also a

Area Man Complains About Free Lodgings Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 253Area Man Complains About Free LodgingsJan 13SaveListenHappy Friday.Im now back from the US, and I spent my plane journey happily reading Sparemy review-essay is below.Give that ghostwriter a medal.HelenDALL-E: digit

the kind of leader we need today Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 262the kind of leader we need today Jan 6SaveListenHappy Friday.Im writing this from a moonlit poolside in Miami, which is the literal opposite of Lewisham in January.I will fight anyone who is rude about Florida, because th

weve swapped the local vicar for the Liver King Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking: New Gurusweve swapped the local vicar for the Liver KingDec 30SaveListenHappy Friday.I know I said the Bluestocking was taking a break until next week, but the final episode of The New Gurus just aired, and its sh

frosted mini picket lines Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 260frosted mini picket linesDec 16SaveListenHappy Friday.And please accept my apologies for the slightly delayed email.I blame Harry and Meghanwell, and the readers of the Atlantic, who enjoyed the first half of my series review so

one that looks kind of shocked and scared as it goes down Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 259one that looks kind of shocked and scared as it goes downDec 9SaveListenHappy Friday.Welcome to new subscriberslast weeks Keir Starmer essay brought around 500 of you into the light of truth, aka

but a stone-cold killer Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking: Starmer's SecretQuiet, slow-moving.but a stone-cold killerDec 2SaveListenHappy Friday.As regular readers will know, sometimes I interrupt the weekly links email with a piping hot take thats too niche or parochial or nebulous for the Atla

He loves to DJ on his iPad Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 257He loves to DJ on his iPadNov 25SaveListenHappy Friday.I normally have very little interest in footballalthough I now realise Ive seen a suspicious number of Spurs matches without meaning to this seasonbut I love a tournament.A

it should have been a six-paragraph blog post Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 256it should have been a six-paragraph blog postNov 18SaveListenHappy Friday.Where else can you see an animatronic Abraham Lincoln; cruise past a manatee; get caught in a hurricane; watch a rocket launch; try a

retreating underground to its porky lair Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 255retreating underground to its porky lair Nov 11SaveListenHappy Friday.As lightly promised in previous editions, this newsletter brings Some Personal News.In December, the BBC will release my 8-part podcast, The Ne

its own passports in a pre-1914 style Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 254its own passports in a pre-1914 styleNov 4SaveListenHappy Friday.Im on the road again this week, literallysome might say that six months after passing your driving test is not the time to hire a giant SUV, but I cant

not that kind of Body Shop Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 253not that kind of Body Shop Oct 28ListenSaveHappy Friday.Its been a busy week at Bluestocking HQ, as I finish up the final interviews for a big project Im announcing next week (and mentioning every subsequent week thereafter, I

There are no bad elephants Open in app or onlineThe Bluestocking, vol 252There are no bad elephantsOct 21ListenSaveHappy Friday.There was no newsletter last week for two reasons: 1) I wrote about 5,000 words on feminist schisms but it needs more time to brew; 2) I was on holiday, swimming with dolph