Sarah Manavis
Writer at The Observer
American writer at The Observer, and sometimes elsewhere. It’s muh-NAH-viss. she/her
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1 week ago |
observer.co.uk | Sarah Manavis
Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin, and Alastair Stout, who will portray Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley in the new HBO series.
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2 weeks ago |
observer.co.uk | Sarah Manavis
The savvy east London fashion entrepreneur who is truly keeping up with the Kardashians Illustration by Andy BundayWho is the mastermind of the Kardashian empire? Familiar characters spring to mind: the matriarch “mom-ager”, Kris Jenner; perhaps Kim, who takes credit for her family’s fame. Maybe the simplest answer is reality TV. Maybe even Instagram. But should we be thinking of Emma Grede?
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4 weeks ago |
observer.co.uk | Sarah Manavis
Molly-Mae Hague's new reality series promises to reveal the truth behind the influencer’s high-profile life. Fans watching Behind It All are unlikely to find out What can we learn about an influencer that they haven’t posted about already? The answer is in Prime Video’s new docuseries Molly-Mae: Behind It All, starring the UK’s most popular influencer, Molly-Mae Hague.
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1 month ago |
newstatesman.com | Sarah Manavis
How does a social media platform go mainstream in the 2020s? For the last several years, tech companies have tried to launch supposedly cutting-edge platforms – ones they tell us will shake up our digital consumption – which have overwhelmingly, if not universally, failed.
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1 month ago |
newstatesman.com | Sarah Manavis
Being a famous kid has often been synonymous with exploitation – from Judy Garland and Shirley Temple in the 20th century to Britney Spears and Aaron Carter in the 21st. Even in 2025, with more regulations to protect children, when we see a young person catapulted into mainstream stardom, we fear they might be hurtling towards a life with no insulation from the worst aspects of fame.
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Some exciting, slightly belated news from me: as of this week I’ve joined the Observer where I’ll be writing across opinion, the magazine and on the new website - alongside some of my favourite editors and journalists. More soon but catch me there from this weekend! https://t.co/wa96xhUwym
RT @sarahmanavis: I wrote about how the idea of "romanticising your life" became a shorthand for living the most mundane, routined life pos…
RT @sarahmanavis: For the Observer Magazine, I wrote about my terrible secret: that my boyfriend and I have read out loud together for the…
