Emma Leaning
Opinion Columnist at Shanghai Daily
Opinion columnist for @ShanghaiDaily. I also write about #mentalhealth and stuff. #TheOysterPail 🥡
Articles
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1 week ago |
shine.cn | Emma Leaning
This week and without warning, a horrid video popped up on my phone. A puppy had its mouth and paws bound with tape, and was hanging in a plastic bag by the motorway. I immediately flicked past, but the image stayed with me. This was something I didn’t want to see, yet there it was at 11am on a Tuesday. At 39 years old, I have the knowingness to scroll, ignore or block things and people I don’t want to interact with. A 10-year-old doesn’t. That’s a problem.
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2 weeks ago |
archive.shine.cn | Emma Leaning
Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve heard of “Adolescence,” the No. 1 streaming show around the world. Like some other 90 million people, I binged it. It was bloody brilliant. The four-part drama about a teenage boy radicalized by Andrew Tate-style content is so compelling that the UK prime minister discussed it in Parliament. One of the brilliances of “Adolescence” is that you’re left with more questions than answers.
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3 weeks ago |
shine.cn | Emma Leaning
Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve heard of “Adolescence,” the No. 1 streaming show around the world. Like some other 90 million people, I binged it. It was bloody brilliant. The four-part drama about a teenage boy radicalized by Andrew Tate-style content is so compelling that the UK prime minister discussed it in Parliament. One of the brilliances of “Adolescence” is that you’re left with more questions than answers.
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1 month ago |
archive.shine.cn | Emma Leaning
This week I caught myself looking for weight-loss tablets online. The ingredients were a mystery, but the promise was clear: a quick fix. That same morning, I ordered a fresh coffee because I couldn’t be bothered to brew one. Our addiction to painless results is dangerous. When did working for what we want become intolerable? Like many people, I promised I’d be a new human in 2025. Didn’t happen. Then Chinese New Year offered a second chance. Still nothing. Then March 1 ...
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1 month ago |
shine.cn | Emma Leaning
This week I caught myself looking for weight-loss tablets online. The ingredients were a mystery, but the promise was clear: a quick fix. That same morning, I ordered a fresh coffee because I couldn’t be bothered to brew one. Our addiction to painless results is dangerous. When did working for what we want become intolerable? Change doesn’t happen because we demand it, but because we patiently create the conditions that allow it. Like many people, I promised I’d be a new human in 2025.
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At 39-years old, I have the knowingness to scroll, ignore, or block things and people I don't want to interact with. A 10-year-old doesn't. That’s a problem. “What about the kids? The digital dilemma raising junkies.” Out soon from my column, #TheOysterPail 🥡 @shanghaidaily https://t.co/rJdS1vosU8
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Thick as a plank of wood. But 2-minutes past 18:00 (dinner time) and he knows 🕰️ 🐾 #dogs https://t.co/KtZ50odn3g
