Zoe Williams
@zoesqwilliams.bsky.social
Guardian writer, but one time I said something inflammatory to the US right & they called me a Diseased Pitmommy. So that's what I go by now
Is it weird to do a potted history of Althusser without mentioning he murdered his wife, or am I just being super uptight and old school?
October 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Is it weird to do a potted history of Althusser without mentioning he murdered his wife, or am I just being super uptight and old school?
Many smart, sad lines in this Runciman piece www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... but my favourite is this
October 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Many smart, sad lines in this Runciman piece www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... but my favourite is this
Who could possibly have foreseen?
September 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Who could possibly have foreseen?
Nearly started crying at this photo & I'm not even a Green. Congratulations to @zackpolanski.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Nearly started crying at this photo & I'm not even a Green. Congratulations to @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Absolutely unarguable statement in Nesrine Malik's devastating piece www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
June 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Absolutely unarguable statement in Nesrine Malik's devastating piece www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Did not expect to start crying before I'd even done wordle
May 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Did not expect to start crying before I'd even done wordle
Oh no I don't mean it's never legitimate. But pars like this one reinforce what a lot of state school kids have long suspected
May 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Oh no I don't mean it's never legitimate. But pars like this one reinforce what a lot of state school kids have long suspected
Well that's a mean caption
January 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Well that's a mean caption
In this world-beatingly crazy and (I think?) treasonous column arguing for the UK to become a state of the US, the thing that's bugging me the most is that an ant probably wouldn't be crushed between two elephants. It would find some nice fold to live in & the elephant wouldn't notice
December 27, 2024 at 9:07 AM
In this world-beatingly crazy and (I think?) treasonous column arguing for the UK to become a state of the US, the thing that's bugging me the most is that an ant probably wouldn't be crushed between two elephants. It would find some nice fold to live in & the elephant wouldn't notice
Someone in my office of middle-aged journalists asked chatgpt for an office of middle-aged journalists and yes this is exactly what we look like
December 14, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Someone in my office of middle-aged journalists asked chatgpt for an office of middle-aged journalists and yes this is exactly what we look like
I don't know how Julie Burchill can quote this and not reflect on _how_ we ended up on opposite sides of the culture war. It's not me who's been radicalised.
November 29, 2024 at 7:59 AM
I don't know how Julie Burchill can quote this and not reflect on _how_ we ended up on opposite sides of the culture war. It's not me who's been radicalised.
Does everyone want to hear something weird? I have a son, Thurston, who is named after Thurston Moore. When TM was doing a book signing, I got a pic of them both together. And they look _so much more alike_ than any given 2 members of my _actual family_
November 10, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Does everyone want to hear something weird? I have a son, Thurston, who is named after Thurston Moore. When TM was doing a book signing, I got a pic of them both together. And they look _so much more alike_ than any given 2 members of my _actual family_
And yet, magically, this is what the chatbot heard! Thereby replicating exactly the taboos and false-norms that the conversation was laughing at. If you want to know how fundamentally patriarchal AI is, ladies and gentlemen (ladies).
October 25, 2024 at 10:29 AM
And yet, magically, this is what the chatbot heard! Thereby replicating exactly the taboos and false-norms that the conversation was laughing at. If you want to know how fundamentally patriarchal AI is, ladies and gentlemen (ladies).
I agree that the misogyny in Afghanistan is dire and unparalleled but a female cat has more freedom than a woman in every country
October 16, 2024 at 12:01 PM
I agree that the misogyny in Afghanistan is dire and unparalleled but a female cat has more freedom than a woman in every country
Magnificent show, get down there, there's also art you can't eat
September 13, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Magnificent show, get down there, there's also art you can't eat
That's right. Crisps
September 13, 2024 at 7:52 PM
That's right. Crisps
Hey, guess what's in this installation art bucket
September 13, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Hey, guess what's in this installation art bucket
I love the summary action items from my interview with Robert Peston, it makes it sound like one of us is the actual prime minister.
September 12, 2024 at 9:03 AM
I love the summary action items from my interview with Robert Peston, it makes it sound like one of us is the actual prime minister.
Hey Tabata, ty! I thought this was a gov rather than a court request, and then the court took action post refusal, is that wrong? 🙏🙏in advance for taking a look
September 5, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Hey Tabata, ty! I thought this was a gov rather than a court request, and then the court took action post refusal, is that wrong? 🙏🙏in advance for taking a look
Not sure what your jam is but I met this gorgeous fella yesterday & he sat on my knee, like a 9 stone kitten
August 21, 2024 at 7:09 AM
Not sure what your jam is but I met this gorgeous fella yesterday & he sat on my knee, like a 9 stone kitten