Janina Matthewson
@j9andif.bsky.social
Writer. Tired. Romcoms as Georgie Tilney.
My hot take on the male gaze is that it only feels gross and exploitative when it is coupled with a fundamental lack of respect, when it is driven by wanting to fuck women while not enjoying their company, when it is possessive instead of appreciative
The thing is like if we want to fight back against prudery and sex negativity we also have to stop referring to stuff as 'gooner art' and accept that nsfw shit that reads as 'for the male gaze' has as much a right to exist as your favourite yaoi
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
My hot take on the male gaze is that it only feels gross and exploitative when it is coupled with a fundamental lack of respect, when it is driven by wanting to fuck women while not enjoying their company, when it is possessive instead of appreciative
Wrote about HOPE like some kind of SAP, posting about it clouded with IRONY like some kind of MILLENNIAL
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On hope
A few years ago, for History is Sexy, we had a question come in about musicals and revolutions. Naturally the reasons we come back to stories about revolutions, musical or otherwise, are myriad and…
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November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Wrote about HOPE like some kind of SAP, posting about it clouded with IRONY like some kind of MILLENNIAL
buff.ly/AGQ9YGR
buff.ly/AGQ9YGR
lol at "conservative feminism" actually
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
lol at "conservative feminism" actually
Mamdani, more like yumdani, is this anything
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Mamdani, more like yumdani, is this anything
I don't use these words lightly: what a pussy ass bitch
The officer Sandwich Guy is charged with assaulting testifies that he could feel the impact of the sandwich through his ballistic vest, and it “exploded all over my uniform.” He says he could “smell the onions and the mustard.”
November 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I don't use these words lightly: what a pussy ass bitch
We have to throw her a parade when it's George W's turn
A very specific and heartfelt good morning to Natalie Maines
I did not mean to conjure this day yesterday or to be an Andy Rooney but I need you to know that the kids know nothing of the post-9/11 Iraq War Era.
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
We have to throw her a parade when it's George W's turn
Watching the new Channel 4 knitting show with my breakfast and it really is impossible to make knitting look urgent or stressful
November 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Watching the new Channel 4 knitting show with my breakfast and it really is impossible to make knitting look urgent or stressful
The solution to the male loneliness kerfuffle is forcing all teenage boys to watch Shoresy
a man says i swear to god i d be so good to ya
Alt: a man says i swear to god i d be so good to ya
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November 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The solution to the male loneliness kerfuffle is forcing all teenage boys to watch Shoresy
When Americans rebuild their democracy after the collapse I hope they use a system in which elections last a normal amount of time
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
When Americans rebuild their democracy after the collapse I hope they use a system in which elections last a normal amount of time
Lol, you can tell I had a rough October
November 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Lol, you can tell I had a rough October
Here to tell people who don't like books being marketing with lists of tropes to calm tf down
Ok, so we all hate tropes, is it?
I don't know why people are talking about this really. I don't even really know how much they are talking about it, but I've seen it float across my feed a few times over the last few days, and many…
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November 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Here to tell people who don't like books being marketing with lists of tropes to calm tf down
Everyone younger than 45 has been a burned out, anxious wreck their entire adult lives, recession after recession, unpaid internships, underpaid jobs, rent out of control, political catastrophes, pandemics, genocides, can't afford therapy, just do self care, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
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archive.ph/2TI8J
October 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Everyone younger than 45 has been a burned out, anxious wreck their entire adult lives, recession after recession, unpaid internships, underpaid jobs, rent out of control, political catastrophes, pandemics, genocides, can't afford therapy, just do self care, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE
I saw at least two people being judgy about an innocuous thing and got mad to the tune of two thousand words about it, this what the internet is supposed to be
ihavenoplanforthis.ghost.io/ok-so-we-all...
ihavenoplanforthis.ghost.io/ok-so-we-all...
Ok, so we all hate tropes, is it?
I don't know why people are talking about this really. I don't even really know how much they are talking about it, but I've seen it float across my feed a few times over the last few days, and many m...
ihavenoplanforthis.ghost.io
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I saw at least two people being judgy about an innocuous thing and got mad to the tune of two thousand words about it, this what the internet is supposed to be
ihavenoplanforthis.ghost.io/ok-so-we-all...
ihavenoplanforthis.ghost.io/ok-so-we-all...
Look at him! If he can't get me a job no one can!
October 31, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Look at him! If he can't get me a job no one can!
Extremely ready for spring ngl
October 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Extremely ready for spring ngl
I was annoyed about people being annoyed about romance tropes so I got a little carried away for this week's newsletter.
OUT FRIDAY, DON'T FORGET TO LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I was annoyed about people being annoyed about romance tropes so I got a little carried away for this week's newsletter.
OUT FRIDAY, DON'T FORGET TO LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE.
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OUT FRIDAY, DON'T FORGET TO LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE.
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Reposted by Janina Matthewson
Friction IS an essential ingredient for learning. Where we put the friction matters though. If students spend all their friction cognitive capacity dealing with buggy infrastructure and bureaucratic busywork, they eventually balk at the meaningful but seemingly more optional friction.
"Friction is an essential ingredient for learning!"
^So much this! Advocated for this forever as an educator (for kids & adults). I know there are studies that show friction w/ guidance does wonders
fwiw I think LLMs like other tech can improve learning but it has to be done well & thoughtfully
^So much this! Advocated for this forever as an educator (for kids & adults). I know there are studies that show friction w/ guidance does wonders
fwiw I think LLMs like other tech can improve learning but it has to be done well & thoughtfully
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Friction IS an essential ingredient for learning. Where we put the friction matters though. If students spend all their friction cognitive capacity dealing with buggy infrastructure and bureaucratic busywork, they eventually balk at the meaningful but seemingly more optional friction.
The latest thing that's going to fix me is I've started making little bone broth noodle soups for lunch, like what if instant ramen got rid of wrinkles and joint pain stuff
October 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The latest thing that's going to fix me is I've started making little bone broth noodle soups for lunch, like what if instant ramen got rid of wrinkles and joint pain stuff
Reposted by Janina Matthewson
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Writer's block, like all forms of procrastination, is about fear. Fear that when you look into your brain you'll find nothing there, fear that what you have to offer isn't interesting or funny or unique enough.
The solution to it is to learn how to manage that fear, how to trust your own brain.
The solution to it is to learn how to manage that fear, how to trust your own brain.
Nigel Newton, CEO of Bloomsbury, telling us why AI is good for publishing with this fun caveat: “We are programmed deep in our DNA to be comforted by the authority and the reliability of big brand names, & that applies more than ever to the names of big writers."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief
Publisher last week reported jump in revenue in academic and professional arm thanks to AI licensing deal
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Writer's block, like all forms of procrastination, is about fear. Fear that when you look into your brain you'll find nothing there, fear that what you have to offer isn't interesting or funny or unique enough.
The solution to it is to learn how to manage that fear, how to trust your own brain.
The solution to it is to learn how to manage that fear, how to trust your own brain.
Wish my taxes would stop funding Wes Streeting actually
Wes Streeting has put junior doctors on notice that taxpayers’ cash will not fund more training posts if they continue to strike, in interview with Sunday Times
READ: www.thetimes.com/article/afbe...
READ: www.thetimes.com/article/afbe...
Junior doctor strikes will mean fewer jobs, Wes Streeting warns
The health secretary says walkouts from November 14 could force him to scale back plans for more specialist training posts
www.thetimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Wish my taxes would stop funding Wes Streeting actually
Welcome to is it a virus, is it SAD, is it burnout, am I dying season, does anyone have any energy? At all?
October 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Welcome to is it a virus, is it SAD, is it burnout, am I dying season, does anyone have any energy? At all?
There's been a stonking huge spider hanging out outside my window for the past week or so and today he carefully dismantled his web and left
October 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
There's been a stonking huge spider hanging out outside my window for the past week or so and today he carefully dismantled his web and left
Reposted by Janina Matthewson
SO much of the cultural and artistic nostalgia that society chases was just art made when people got paid to do it. Lavish movie posters made by human artists, video games made by people without sixteen different investment companies breathing down their neck, movies made by studios taking a chance.
October 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
SO much of the cultural and artistic nostalgia that society chases was just art made when people got paid to do it. Lavish movie posters made by human artists, video games made by people without sixteen different investment companies breathing down their neck, movies made by studios taking a chance.
We just launched the final season of Within the Wires so I wrote a small farewell of sorts.
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ihavenoplanforthis.ghost.io/a-farewell/
A farewell
The first episode of the tenth and final season of Within the Wires is out today.
I have been working on this show for ten years, which makes absolutely no sense. I cannot imagine working on somethin...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We just launched the final season of Within the Wires so I wrote a small farewell of sorts.
ihavenoplanforthis.ghost.io/a-farewell/
ihavenoplanforthis.ghost.io/a-farewell/