Simon Copland

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Simon Copland

One moment really stood out for me in the show Adolescence. For those of you who haven’t seen it (and you should!), Adolescence follows the fallout after a teenage boy, Jamie, murders one of his school mates, Katie. Over the course of the series, investigations find out the Jamie had been chronically bullied on social media, with students calling him ugly and an incel.

2 weeks ago | region.com.au | Simon Copland

The ACT Legislative Assembly has now agreed to a motion from Greens MLA Laura Nuttall to get fossil fuels out of Canberra’s schools. Coal, oil and gas companies are actively using school programs and sponsorships as marketing tools to increase their community acceptability, all while their products damage our health and environment. In fact, according to climate communications charity, Comms Declare, more than 60 school programs across Australia are sponsored by fossil fuel companies.

1 month ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Simon Copland

Schools are vital in helping prepare kids for the future by giving them the best education possible to tackle the increasing number of challenges facing our world. Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief. It is one of the only opportunities we get to just focus on learning, away from any other priorities or vested interests.

1 month ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Simon Copland

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2 months ago | booktopia.com.au | Simon Copland

"The Male Complaint contextualizes the Manosphere — an “intimate public” — within the social and technological changes of the twenty-first century in this thoughtful and informative history that is genuinely engaging without resorting to sensationalism." Naama Kates, writer, producer, and creator of the Incel podcast "This is a rich and compelling account of the connective tissue — emotional, cultural, economic and technical – which holds these communities of aggrieved masculinity together."...