Lisa Haushofer

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That would be an amazing death indeed!

Also all the visual references - to Gone with the Wind, Romeo and Juliet, the Joker...

Absolutely stunning. And I was so ready to cringe at all the (especially sensory) things I'd been told were cringe-worthy (and I am prone to cringing), and none of them were in the slightest.

I just can't help but think that if this same movie had been directed by a man, it would perhaps still provoke discussion, but certainly not the kind of mass hate campaign that's been unleashed on Fennell.

All I'm saying is: go see it for yourself, and make up your own mind.

It suggests to me that something more is at work here than merely a disgruntled Brontë fanbase cross at the freedom a director took with historical material (I get it, I am still cross about Pride & Prejudice 2005) or a proportionate number of people for whom the film is simply not to their taste.

I'm sure there are legit reasons to dislike the film, as there are legit reasons to like it, as with all movies. I'm not saying you have to love it. But the degree to which this film has been maligned is not normal. And the difference between what I expected and what I saw was immense.

(Reminded me of many a meeting or conference where someone passed an idea of mine off as their own or explained my argument back at me.)

For instance, if you can come away from this movie thinking that it is NOT intentionally funny, I really don't know how you think screenwriting works. And I can't help but think that you must have trouble in general crediting women with good ideas or good humor. Such an old trope.

I liked it so much that I've gone back to some of the negative comments, and I feel very differently about them now. I can't help but think that A LOT of misogyny is at work here.

At the same time, it was just as much a movie of our time, which all good adaptations are. Bitingly captures the vapid spirit of the present (omg that Shakespeare scene, Alison Oliver is a genius). It felt NOW in the best way possible.

And we both came away absolutely loving it. Talked about it afterwards for ages. It's hilarious and tragic, visually stunning, with superb performances, and most of all, it absolutely captures the spirit of the book imho.

I had read that the movie is unwillingly hilarious, so bad it made entire audiences roar with laughter. So my friend and I were hoping to at least be entertained. But we did have a code word to leave in case it became too bad. All of that is to say, we fully expected to hate it.

I only went see it because the negative comments got so voluminous that it seemed to become a kind of cultural moment, and I've greatly enjoyed some hate-watching experiences in the past (hello The Holiday).

I had heard so many negative comments about the movie; I honestly can't remember being bombarded with so much negativity for a film ever. I hated the trailer, having read the book, which I didn't recognize in it at all. Of course the failure to cast an actor of color for Heathcliff made me furious.

a woman in a red dress is dancing in a field . Alt: Kate Bush wearing a red dress and dancing in a waving motion in the video to her classic song "Wuthering Heights"

To the (numerous) Fennell "Wuthering Heights" haters out there:

What on earth were you on about. That movie is brilliant, and I'll die on this hill.

Oooh Alona I wish we could co-teach it! I still remember your marvellous play, and your incredible creativity overall

Aw thanks that’s good to hear - honestly me too, that’s the chief reason I concocted it

I don’t want to overstate this but I think THIS is how we approach the AI takeover of our discipline, by doubling down on process, creativity, and experimentation

The first page of the syllabus for “Writing History Differently”

I’m currently reading the thesis concepts from my “Writing History Differently” class, which explores the intersection of history & creative writing. I could cry they are so original, playful, thoughtful & interesting - a far cry from the AI slop that has become my daily pre-digested pabulum…

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Trump has pulled the US out of the World Health Organization – here’s why that’s sheer hypocrisy | Devi Sridhar There’s a lesson here for the UK and the anti-WHO Nigel Farage – Trump attacks it in public, but in private he knows he still needs it, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Universi...

“In another “emperor has no clothes” moment, the real story is that the US government is more dependent on the WHO than vice versa.”

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Man of color with a history of childhood abuse fails to enact revenge while his love interest becomes collateral damage. His PTSD gets worse. The end.

The students created a website aimed at middle schoolers/middle school teachers with all their research that you can check out here:

geschiedenislokaalamsterdam.nl/thema/de-ams...

Meer dan een ‘spinazieacademie’: onderzoek herwaardeert huishoudscholen De Amsterdamsche Huishoudschool opende in 1896 zijn deuren aan het Vondelpark. Hier werden meisjes opgeleid tot professionele huisvrouwen. Huishoudscholen, afkeurend weggezet als ‘spinazieacademies’, ...

Yet more ❤️ for our course on the history of the Amsterdam home economics school that involved

🫜 archival research
🫜 oral histories with former students/teachers
🫜 a collaboration with the Amsterdam City Archive

www.napnieuws.nl/2026/02/13/m...

Also universities.

The website has had troubles due to the recent cyber attack on the archive, so it might just be a temporary glitch. Sorry about that, and do check back again!

The result of their work is this website they created for the Amsterdam City Archive:
geschiedenislokaalamsterdam.nl/thema/de-ams...

Duik in de geschiedenis van de Amsterdamse huishoudscholen Wassen, strijken, voedingsleer: voor veel meisjes in Amsterdam waren dit vroeger dagelijkse lessen op de huishoudschool. Hoewel dat niet eens zo lang geleden is, kunnen veel jongeren zich er misschien...

Our public history course on the history of the Amsterdam School of Home Economics received some love this week.

Students researched (mostly uncatalogued) archival material at the Amsterdam City Archive & collected oral histories from students & teachers of the school ⬇️
www.uva.nl/shared-conte...