Laura Norkin

Can’t wait for school to start up again so kid/work balance can stop being impossible and settle back into the regular extremely hard.

I’m sorry but asking the children of millennials to define “thriving” is simply hilarious to me https://t.co/kdbzFjiX5v

I thought having kids messed up my Spotify algorithm but this is … something else. https://t.co/b6VnUoGoKs

Forgot to pay attention to this app for a while but check this thread for top tips on pitching my team!!

Amelia Edelman @apedelman

Hello writers! I've been at @bbcstudios a month now & finally catching my breath enough to shout that I'm open for pitches - PLS READ ENTIRE THREAD/GUIDELINES 🫶

True, but counterpoint: What a torturous existence it would be to be the TS reporter and not a fan.

Ben Goggin @BenjaminGoggin

The problem with the Taylor Swift reporter hire is that Gannet hired a full stan, rather than someone who is capable of being critical of one of the most powerful people in pop culture. https://t.co/DL0b5pgOxG

Also a searing takedown of Clippy

Linda Stern @lindastern

How Microsoft Word has changed the way that we talk and do business and conduct international relations. Fascinating @BBC @inLaurasWords @BBC_Future https://t.co/UgcOWmdUk4

Exciting new newsletter news https://t.co/WC6Gf0owbu

I would wear 100% of this existential crisis ‘fit.

jolene of arc @okaypompeii

just when I needed him the most... new pics of Ben Affleck struggling with the unbearable weight of being alive while on a Dunkin run just dropped https://t.co/x7vdzsyb8v

I know we talk about saving work because the internet isn’t forever. But what we don’t talk about is how any byline could be your last somewhere, forever the top of your author page. Including if you decide to write about wearing cologne that makes you have a crush on yourself.

The only 'edit magic' I provided here was introducing @FaranKrentcil to the @BBC_Culture team, but I sure do love sitting back and seeing the magic happen.

Thinking about the Roman Empire a lot, you say? https://t.co/38ocXwtVxJ

Here’s a billion dollar idea - childcare (plus dinner for the kids) at Back to School night.