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Emma Clarke

@emmaclarkejourno

Freelance journalist & editor with a penchant for lipstick, coffee and reality TV. Bylines in The Independent, The Times, Glamour, The Telegraph, Condé Nast Traveller and more. Commission/contact me: emma.clarke.freelance@gmail.com

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Blue Monday (the concept, not the song) is a load of s***. But today, it feels like a pretty apt description…

20.01.2025 19:27 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Mark Zuckerberg is right – what the world needs is more ‘masculine energy’ In a world where violence against women and girls is rife and the gender pay gap is still very much a thing, writes Emma Clarke – why not add more toxic masculinity to the mix?

You know what? Throughout my career, one of the things that has struck me the most is the lack of masculine energy… NOT. My latest for @independentvoices.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/voices/mark-...

15.01.2025 21:19 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

In a world where violence against women and girls is rife and the gender pay gap is still very much a thing, writes Emma Clarke – why not add more toxic masculinity to the mix?

15.01.2025 18:00 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Spare a thought for ‘the single one’ this Christmas From working over the holidays to being treated like everyone’s free babysitter, being alone at this time of year is no ho ho ho, writes Emma Clarke

As well as drawing on my own experiences, I spoke to many of my single friends for this @independentvoices.bsky.social piece. And the conclusion we came to was: being single at Christmas sucks www.independent.co.uk/voices/singl...

20.12.2024 12:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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There’s just one problem with Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s press tour Stars should never try to distance themselves from their most iconic work, writes Emma Clarke – or they risk alienating their core fanbase

There’s just one problem with Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s press tour, says @emmaclarkejourno.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/voices/aaron...

16.12.2024 10:43 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Luigi Mangione and the dark truth behind our reaction to arrest of ‘hot assassin’ Yes, internet sleuths helped police track down the suspect in the Brian Thompson case – but the reaction online since then has been less useful than it has salacious, writes Emma Clarke

Yes, internet sleuths helped police track down the suspect in the Brian Thompson case – but the reaction online since then has been less useful than it has salacious, writes @emmaclarkejourno.bsky.social

www.independent.co.uk/voices/luigi...

10.12.2024 14:25 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Gisèle Pelicot has become a household name – for all the wrong and most tragic of reasons. But one name we should not allow to fall into obscurity is that of her daughter, Caroline Darian. Caroline deserves to know the truth – she deserves not to become the “forgotten victim” in all this.

25.11.2024 20:30 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0