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@curiousmaryam

(she/her) reader, writer, editor on pop culture and politics and other things too maryamahmad.com

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Maryam Ahmad’s top TV shows of 2025 include High Potential, The Residence, The Wheel of Time, Deli Boys, and more. Read on for the full list! @curiousmaryam.bsky.social buff.ly/pXmIofR

04.12.2025 23:05 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover

thank you for the outpouring of support!

those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

04.11.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 7178 πŸ” 3528 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 124
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Today, Prism is publishing a monthslong investigation by @laubast.bsky.social in partnership with Visualizing Palestine, that takes a deep dive into the experiences of repression that Palestinian, Arab, & Muslim journalists face in the U.S. while attempting to cover the genocide.

09.09.2025 14:50 πŸ‘ 103 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6
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Gaza journalists sell their equipment in the hunger market Gaza’s journalists stand at the fragile boundary between their profession and staying alive

We're heartbroken to share the news that reporter Ahmed Abdel Aziz, pictured below on the right & a crucial source for this story, was one of the many reporters killed by Israel in the bombing of Nasser Hospital on August 25. prismreports.org/2025/07/30/g...

04.09.2025 14:13 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

inshallah! more like this pls

27.08.2025 22:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Jaw-Dropping Action in 'Ne Zha II' Had Even Michelle Yeoh Swearing Under Her Breath Yeoh hopes 'Ne Zha II' will remind audiences nationwide that Chinese animation has long been a force of beauty, power, and imagination.

I interviewed Michelle Yeoh.
gizmodo.com/michelle-yeo...

21.08.2025 16:11 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
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Locarno Film Festival 2025 Wrap-up | Features | Roger Ebert A recap of this year's Locarno Film Festival.

β€œCriticism, like all good things, is about the discovery of the self inspired by our interaction with an art form that tells us about our world. It too is an β€˜empathy machine.’”

In my Locarno wrap up for @ebertvoices.bsky.social I wonder about what the future holds.

20.08.2025 14:17 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 8

@curiousmaryam.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/isra...

With a heavy heart, I share that I’ve lost my father, my home, and my livelihood because of the war in Ga..za.πŸ’”
Every bit of support, whether a donation or just a share, makes a huge difference.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

13.08.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why is every TV show so detached from reality? The answer: escapist fantasies and throwbacks to the "good old days"

New Substack post! I wrote about the plague of revivals and reboots and sequels on TV, and what is lost in the streaming era. Check it out :)

open.substack.com/pub/curiousm...

10.08.2025 18:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What It’s Like to Be a Student Who Hates ChatGPT β€œEveryone is using it”—almost everyone.

you've heard about the college kids who can't do anything without ChatGPT's helpβ€”but what about the students who oppose generative A.I. for myriad reasons and refuse to rely on it as a shortcut? well, I found and spoke with a few of them here: slate.com/life/2025/07...

15.07.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 2320 πŸ” 878 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 128

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mohammed. Mohammed was an administrative worker at an electronic archive before this. He has two children Kinaz, 3 and Kinan, 1.5. Kinaz has very bad psoriasis since birth that he was taking her to specialists for before the war began.

18.07.2025 09:42 πŸ‘ 134 πŸ” 175 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 56
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The Hunger Games' Fandom And Selective Politics The Hunger Games have perpetual relevance to our present day, but analyses that assume the revolution will begin in the US are reductive and delusional.

For @thepolisproject.bsky.social, I wrote about the selective politics and empathy of The Hunger Games fandom, who will mourn for fictional characters but not for those suffering in real life. It’s a piece I am very proud of, so pls give it a read :)

www.thepolisproject.com/read/hunger-...

16.07.2025 19:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Hunger Games' Fandom And Selective Politics The Hunger Games have perpetual relevance to our present day, but analyses that assume the revolution will begin in the US are reductive and delusional.

For @thepolisproject.bsky.social, I wrote about the selective politics and empathy of The Hunger Games fandom, who will mourn for fictional characters but not for those suffering in real life. It’s a piece I am very proud of, so pls give it a read :)

www.thepolisproject.com/read/hunger-...

16.07.2025 19:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Always read @hurwitz.bsky.social !!! An excellent (if terrifying) piece!!

10.07.2025 05:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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18-year-old woman dies while in NYPD custody in the Bronx. Here's what we know. A Bronx mother is desperate for answers after her daughter mysteriously died while in NYPD custody over the July 4 holiday weekend.

RIP Saniyah Cheatham, an 18-year-old Bronx Community College student murdered by NYPD this weekend.

Fuck the pigs. Abolition now.

09.07.2025 18:26 πŸ‘ 234 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 6