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Suzanne Harrington

Suzanne Harrington

Suzanne Harrington is an Irish journalist, author and critic .

Suzanne Harrington

Suzanne Harrington: Travel after lockdown - I'm finally on a plane and I'm over the moon

"Let’s not all stampede back to how it was before, though"

Wed, 19 May, 2021

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Suzanne Harrington: I mean, really, what planet is Jeff Bezos actually on?

You know when we talk about sustainability and how it makes us worried that we are not doing enough to reduce our carbon footprint? Of course, we recognise this feeling.

Wed, 12 May, 2021

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Suzanne Harrington: Cancel culture literally cancels culture, it sucks

It’s immature, it stifles debate, it nails shut the lids of our echo chambers

Wed, 05 May, 2021

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Suzanne Harrington: We've got a lockdown puppy. It was like being part of a drug deal

Ireland is the puppy farming capital of Europe. I’d rather eat placenta than have anything to do with any of that – but where can we get a puppy?

Wed, 28 Apr, 2021

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Suzanne Harrington: Using tech to make genocide victims smile is appalling

"You, Mr Colourist, thought it would be a good idea to take these old black and white photos of haunted, shell shocked people and add smiles."

Wed, 21 Apr, 2021

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Suzanne Harrington: Sorry trolls, I'll keep calling out misogyny until it becomes unacceptable

'It’s all very well being an ally, but being an ally means having to speak up even when it’s uncomfortable, even when it would be easier to say nothing, to do nothing'

Wed, 14 Apr, 2021

Suzanne Harrington: An Easter miracle! I rolled back the stone from my cave and had a garden party

Suzanne Harrington: An Easter miracle! I rolled back the stone from my cave and had a garden party

And lo! As Jesus emerges from lockdown, so too are the frazzled citizens of Brexitland blearily rolling the stones from the front of their caves.

Wed, 07 Apr, 2021

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Suzanne Harrington: If Wim Hof were here I could warm myself up by killing him

Some friends and I will go wild camping. We will sleep in the woods, then swim in the sea early next morning.

Wed, 31 Mar, 2021

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Suzanne Harrington: Not all men? Yes, actually, all men are part of the problem

Rapists and murderers of women do not walk around with t-shirts identifying themselves in block capitals – so women remain wary of ALL men.

Wed, 24 Mar, 2021

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Suzanne Harrington: I wouldn’t even mind sharing a sofa with someone who smells a bit funny

I want to be on a cheap nasty airplane, with my knees uncomfortably rubbing the seat in front, and the thighs of randoms warming my own

Wed, 17 Mar, 2021