Amy Kean
Culture Editor at shots
Cult leader. Sociologist. CEO of Good Shout & author of The Little Girl Who Gave Zero Fucks. Cultures editor @shotscreative. Co-creator @theDICEcharter
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
uk.themedialeader.com | Amy Kean
Partner contentWe need a revolution in how we speak. We need to reward original language and celebrate people who get straight to the point. Because the alternative is being completely forgotten. When was the last time you attended a panel at an industry conference and at least one person talked about “unleashing the power of real-time insights from a peer-to-peer perspective in an ever-changing agile ecosystem, moving at the speed of culture”? My guess is last week.
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3 weeks ago |
magazine.shots.net | Amy Kean
Imagine you’re sitting in a waiting room. Perhaps you’re waiting to see the doctor about a worrying case of athlete’s foot. Maybe you’re waiting to audition for the part of Maria in a local production of West Side Story. Or perhaps you’re in a waiting room waiting to be let into another waiting room, which is the real waiting room, and inside that waiting room is a mischievous sprite creature, who is also waiting.
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2 months ago |
magazine.shots.net | Amy Kean
In 1835, Belgian astronomer and statistician Adolphe Quetelet changed the world forever. The impact of his work is felt every single day of our lives. Adolphe liked to measure things. In fact, you could say that measuring stuff was his personal brand. One day, whilst measuring the average chest circumference of Scottish soldiers (for fun) he decided to see what would happen if he added each individual measurement together and then divided them by the total number of soldiers.
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Feb 27, 2025 |
shots.net | Amy Kean
The first time I went viral was in 2018, with a photo of a vegan charcoal-activated croissant that looked like a poo. “I feel like this might be a bit much, even for East London” my tweet read (RIP Twitter). According to The Guardian newspaper, I’d turned the charcoal croissant into a “global hate object”. To be fair, the picture I’d taken at the counter of Coco di Mama absolutely looked like someone had shat on a baking tray.
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Feb 4, 2025 |
shots.net | Amy Kean
My career in advertising could be described as a series of red flags, each bloodier and more crimson than the last. As if, fresh from university, I stumbled upon a troll underneath Waterloo bridge who set me a series of dastardly challenges that would test my resilience and suck my soul for 17 years.
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I am SO SAD that this platform has turned into soul-destroying bag of mulch. I’m giving Bluesky a bash to share my inner monologue. See you there? https://t.co/gX6Is8faHj
Soooo this weekend I went to the Egremont crab fair. The highlight of the fair every year is the International Gurning Championships. This is me with the 2018 winner (and finalist this year) Adrian. Image 1: he’s normal Image 2: he’s gurning Image 3: we’re both gurning https://t.co/M0qSeNDhb2
Caught Pancake giving herself a pup talk in the mirror. “You are strong. You are brave. You are faster than any squirrel. You are more than just an adorable little face. You hear me?! You are a fierce, independent dog” https://t.co/BmYiapBfbT