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01/08/2014

The Six O’Clock News: Keeping Up With Current Events

With the ever-changing nature of ‘current events’ and the complications of understanding it anyway, I thought the Israel-Palestine conflict (war? See, defining this shit is tough) would be a good topic to use to discuss ways to keep up with the news. All the cool kids are doing it, so listen up! The Traditional Way:… Continue reading

August 2014, DISCUSS., Government and Politics, Internet, Lists, Magazines, Movies, Newspapers, School, Social Media, The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*, Tim Minchin, TV, Videos

#BringBackOurGirls, ‘Financial Times’, ‘Peace Anthem for Palestine’, ‘The Guardian’, ‘The Telegraph’, a guide to watching the news, Al Jazeera English, BBC News, BBC News app, BBC Radio 4, CIA World Factbook, CNN, Flight MH370, Fox News, how to understand the news, Indifferent Ignorance, Instagram, Internet, Israel-Palestine conflict, Television, The Six O’Clock News, Tim Minchin, Twitter, understanding the news, videos
07/07/2014

Quick Art Update

I usually just post these things in Twitter and/or Tumblr posts but they’ve all cropped up in the last couple of days so I thought I may as well do a proper post… Ahem. I got an email earlier that most of my Etsy shop’s listings are expiring really soon, so if you’ve ever fancied… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Art, Books, Dogs, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, July 2014, Tumblr, TV

‘Goodnight Mister Tom’, ‘The Son of Neptune’, ‘Trainspotting’, ‘We Need to Talk about Kevin’, Adonis, Art, books, commissions, DeviantART, dogs, Etsy, Fred, Holidays, Indifferent Ignorance, piglet pictures, Society6, Tumblr, Twitter
21/02/2014

The Six O’Clock News: Women in Sport, Trolls on the Internet and Everyday Horrible People

I haven’t been watching enough of the Winter Olympics, which should probably change because it sounds like the universe is about to take up curling. This week’s news is a little old but definitely relevant. Beth Tweddle’s Twitter Q&A saga: Let’s judge women on their work, nothing else The Independent pointed out that when Beth Tweddle did… Continue reading

Complaints, DISCUSS., February 2014, Fuckin’ Idiots, The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘Beth Tweddle’s Twitter Q&A saga: Let’s judge women on their work, ‘Beth Tweddle’s vile Twitter abuse: Women, ‘Sky Sports presenter Charlie Webster speaks of sex assault’, Indifferent Ignorance, it’s time to shout back at trolls’, nothing else’, The Six O’Clock News, trolling, Twitter
07/01/2014

Internet Stuff and Stuff

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(All Hail) Creation, Art, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, January 2014, MCRmy, Paywall, School

bedtime please, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, panel discussion, poem, poem about school and ‘Sherlock’, Shorty Awards, The Webways, Twitter

Old school internet (but with better loading times).

Francesca Astraea here.

When I began this blog in 2009, I was a teenager. That’s why you’ll find some posts have been hidden behind a paywall. I was an incredibly different, less eloquent person when I was a teen, so if you want to read the thoughts of that teenager, you can join the No. 1 Readers’ Club for access.

What will you find here now?

This blog continues to evolve with me. My favourite topics are books and reading, travel adventures, the extensive works of up and coming rock band My Chemical Romance and the occasional update about my life and work as an author and scriptwriter. I’m also interested in digital minimalism, how we can solve environmental issues and why it’s probably a better idea to make a cup of tea than it is to shout at people you disagree with.

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The Six O’Clock News: Keeping Up With Current Events

Quick Art Update

The Six O’Clock News: Women in Sport, Trolls on the Internet and Everyday Horrible People

Internet Stuff and Stuff