The following is the script of the above YouTube video. On September 3rd, The Wired published a story called “The Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It?” by the author Emi Nietfeld. The story quickly went viral, in large part due to the cruelty of the mourning mother portrayed in the story, but also …
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The following is the script of a video that I posted on my YouTube Channel, @siobhanbrieraguilar. Vera Papisova is a tough Russian woman in a bleach-blonde bob. A former tennis champion, Vera continues her dedication to fitness through Redbull races, weightlifting, and bootcamp classes. In her journalistic career, Vera has interviewed everyone from …
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The following is the script for the above video. In the publishing and literary world, over the last few years, there has been an ongoing discussion about why men don’t read and write as much as, it seems they once did. And many people claim that part of the reason for this drop-off in …
On the most recent season of Love is Blind: Argentina, one couple quickly became the face of the show: Emily Ceco and Santiago Martinez. They met during the blind dating phase, fell in love in front of the cameras, and eventually got legally married. Throughout the season, some viewers pointed out behavior from Santiago that …
The following is the script of a YouTube video, transcribed. You can watch the original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctgp2gyyON0 If you have comments for this blog post, you can use my Reddit page as a discussion forum: https://www.reddit.com/r/siobhanbrieraguilar/ Trigger Warnings Trigger warnings: grooming, sex trafficking, sexual abuse, parental and physical abuse. Intro I’m going to tell …
On December 19th, 2024, a therapist named Dr. Lilly Jay published an article in The Cut called “How Does My Divorce Make You Feel?” In this essay, she explains that as a therapist, she carefully chose to always keep her life private. She felt that this was better for her career, her own mental health, …
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The following is the script of a YouTube video. If you would like to watch or listen to this in video format, you can do so by following this link. If not, then keep reading below. On July 20th 2024, The Sunday Times Magazine published a story called “Meet the queen of the ‘trad wives’ …
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The following is the script for a YouTube video. To watch or listen to in video format, you can follow this link. If not, continue reading below. On March 5th, 2024, a visual artist named Anna Marie Tendler announced on Instagram that she would be publishing a memoir called “Men Have Called Her Crazy.” The …
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In 2001, when I was seven, I asked my first-grade teacher (a sugar-sweet, angel-on-earth woman named Sister Mary William) why 9/11 happened. She told me, “Because some people don’t have the love of Jesus in their hearts.” “It made a lot of sense to you,” my mom recalled later. Then she added, “At the …
One part, but not the only part, of creativity is something airy and fragile. The muses are picky, and they visit only in very particular circumstances. In the book, The Birth of Tragedy, Friedrich Nietzsche classified this more emotional, passionate, fickle side of the creative process as “Dionysian,” named for and represented by Dionysus, the …