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Ellie Stevenson
Oct 2517 min read
The Weekly Defrost #21
Look, I try not to be self-deprecating but this is a low-quality ramble. I discuss again the war in Gaza and left-wing strategy.
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Ellie Stevenson
Oct 159 min read
The Weekly Defrost #20
I write about how movies from Taxi Driver to Joker are part of a long-running narrow stereotype of community breakdown and isolation.
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Ellie Stevenson
Oct 610 min read
The Weekly Defrost #19
I take a swing again at a poorly written Stuff article, and give a quick nod to a new all-time favourite film of mine.
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Ellie Stevenson
Sep 268 min read
The Weekly Defrost #18
I skirt around Rule One re: the novel Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, and judge Narcos: Mexico compared to the original Narcos.
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Ellie Stevenson
Sep 1511 min read
The Weekly Defrost #17
I discuss Haitiangate and a celebrity endorsement in the US presidential election.
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Ellie Stevenson
Sep 99 min read
The Weekly Defrost #16
(Gonna roll together the non-fiction and fiction categories today.) The Weekly Defrost is changing from always responding to current...
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Ellie Stevenson
Sep 16 min read
The Weekly Defrost #15
In this week's edition: why do we still teach 1066 in schools, and after watching Season 2, do I recommend the Game of Thrones prequel show?
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Ellie Stevenson
Aug 259 min read
The Weekly Defrost #14
I talk about narcotics. Frozen Peaches does not advocate for or endorse drug usage and cannot be held legally liable for ignoring Nancy.
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Ellie Stevenson
Aug 187 min read
The Weekly Defrost #13
I write without much enthusiasm on the nuisance of a one-track political mind, and with a lot of enthusiasm on a new mature animated show.
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Ellie Stevenson
Aug 119 min read
The Weekly Defrost #12
I talk about vice-presidents one last time - was Walz the man for the hour? - and recommend "Waiting for Godot, but good".
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Ellie Stevenson
Aug 517 min read
The Weekly Defrost #11
Serious writeups on Imane Khelif and a post-March 15th report, followed by a more lighthearted look at veepstakes.
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Ellie Stevenson
Jul 295 min read
The Weekly Defrost #10
A serious one. I talk about the state's systematic abuse over decades of thousands of vulnerable New Zealanders taken into "care".
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Ellie Stevenson
Jul 2117 min read
The Weekly Defrost #9
I very pettily take apart a pedestrian puritan article on Stuff, then discuss the stuff American vice-presidential nominees are made of.
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Ellie Stevenson
Jul 147 min read
Who Must Go?
I use the weekly newsletter to seriously discuss the dangers of the Trump shooting, and offer a list of totally, definitely real suspects.
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Ellie Stevenson
Jul 712 min read
The Weekly Defrost #7
It's all about the British election this week! I break down the vote at length, do some MMP math on it, and recommend a UK politics podcast.
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Ellie Stevenson
Jun 2918 min read
The Weekly Defrost #6
I examine the China-NZ relationship as fears of the CCP rise, who could replace Biden after a disaster debate, and Star Wars: The Acolyte.
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Ellie Stevenson
Jun 224 min read
The Weekly Defrost #5
I briefly diss Trump's latest ??? idea before trying to get inside the head of Emmanuel Macron and the French parliamentary election.
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Ellie Stevenson
Jun 165 min read
The Weekly Defrost #4
x DESTROYS y in debate!!! (not clickbait) (liberals fume) (cat screech, dog bark, pipe falling sound effects) I also cover the SA coalition.
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Ellie Stevenson
Jun 912 min read
The Weekly Defrost #3
The weekly newsletter introduces some edutainment and covers elections in Britain and India, plus I discuss AI art and Star Wars stories!
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