#Ariane Sherine

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Ariane Sherine aka Ariane X: "Why I wrote an album for my daughter..."

Today, Ariane X – aka Ariane Sherine, writer of multiple books, newspaper & magazine columns and music – has released a pop album entitled Better. Why for her daughter? Why Better? Why Ariane X? Here, she explains in her own words… Pop stars don’t really write songs about their kids. I can think of a couple: Little Star by Madonna, Lullaby by Mel B… but, generally, they prefer to write about…

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Humanists UK Vice President, theoretical physicist, and author of 'The World According to Physics, Jim Al-Khalili is joining us at Humanists UK Convention 2020! Humanists UK Convention is takes place on June 19-21, Oval, London. If you'd like to attend Jim's talk, and an entire weekend of inspiring lectures from world-class scientists, historians, journalists, philosophers, authors, activists, and comedians – then buy your ticket now! Buy your tickets now:👇 https://bit.ly/2Irx2Wx This year, our lineup includes: Alice Roberts, Samira Ahmed, Saiful Islam, Carol Smillie, Zoe Lyons, A C Grayling, Ariane Sherine, Jim Al-Khalili, Natasha Devon, Ian Dunt, Callum Brown, Andrew Copson, Polly Toynbee, Raymond Tallis, Robin Ince, and Julia Ebner. Many more speakers are still to be announced! Humanists UK Convention 2020 this year will take place in London, beginning on Friday 19 June at 19:00 with a comedy night at Logan Hall, before moving on to the Kia Oval cricket ground for Saturday and Sunday's full programme of events. https://ift.tt/2TUaHpW

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[funnynewsheadlines]

30 Of The Best Parenting Tweets Of The Month (July)

Parenting is a never-ending rollercoaster of ups, downs, loop de loops, and hilarious moments that you can’t help but share with the world once in a while. We know that some munchkins are driving their parents nuts even more than usual because of this whole end-of-the-world business we’ve got going on in 2020.

So Bored Panda has collected the funniest parenting tweets of the month to boost your spirits and to let you know that you’re not alone if you’re feeling overwhelmed or struggling, dear Pandas! Scroll down, upvote your fave tweets, and let us know what funny things have happened in your family life this month. Oh, and if you’re still hungry for more parenting tweets after this list, check out our earlier posts here: May, April, March, February, and January.

Bored Panda reached out to talk about pandemic parenting and the challenges and hilarious moments it leads to with comedian Ariane Sherine who has a daughter. She also gave us great tips on how to calm down your kids if they’re frightened of the coronavirus and what to do if your kids have way too much pent up energy and won’t give you a moment of rest. Read on for our interview with Ariane.

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"My 9-year-old daughter came home to mine after a week away (I have shared custody with her dad). She immediately demanded her iPad. I said, ‘Lily, you’ve been away for a week and I haven’t yet had a hug or a kiss.’ She replied sassily, ‘Hmm, that sounds like a you problem, not a me problem!’” Ariane told us about the most hilarious pandemic moment she had with her daughter

Ariane told us that parenting has been more of a challenge recently because she’s had to homeschool her daughter who didn’t enjoy it much.

“She’s really hated homeschooling because she’s so bright and likes to be sat at the front of the class with her hand up, impressing the teacher! Not being able to do that has really demotivated and demoralized her, and it’s been sad to see. She can’t wait to go back to school in September.”

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Parenting under regular circumstances can be tough but having to take care of a child who’s scared of the coronavirus is an added struggle. So Ariane told us what she with her daughter to help calm her down. “My daughter already had anxiety and Covid-19 really didn’t help. She was especially worried about my health when she found out overweight people were more at risk,” Ariane said.

“I managed to calm her down by finding stats to prove that mixed-race people are less at risk from Covid than even white people (both she and I are mixed race). I appreciate that this won’t help most people, but go with the science: explain to them that young people, and most people who are young enough to be parents, generally won’t be severely affected by coronavirus—so hopefully, that fact will quell children’s anxiety somewhat.”

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But what about parents who feel completely overwhelmed, stressed-out, and knackered? What are they to do with their super-energetic munchkins who are wreaking havoc at home?

“I would ensure they keep active, both physically and mentally. Take them out to run around and burn off excess energy. I also have a board game, dice game, and card game cupboard, so we play UNO and Perudo and loads of other games my little one loves, and that keeps her occupied and content and staves off boredom.”

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In an earlier interview, Bored Panda spoke about pandemic parenting with mom-of-two Samantha Taylor, who has her very own blog, Walking Outside in Slippers. She told us that the pandemic had completely changed things for her family because of the lockdown and having to spend more time at home with the kids.

“We've gained weight. My husband is exhausted, but there's never much downtime for us and certainly no alone time. We feel too guilty to even make a just-because Target run, so there are fewer outlets for our stress,” she said.

“Our kids seem to scream even louder and want a snack even more desperately when we jump on work calls. On the bright side, I feel like this situation has pushed us closer together as a family,” Samantha explained that it’s not all doom and gloom.

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The best advice that the mom-of-two could give us was that parents should let go of too many expectations during the pandemic. “Prioritize what's most important: sleep, healthy food mixed in with the junk, kids using their brains in some way each day.”

She continued: “Let go of becoming the ‘perfect’ Pinterest parent during this time. If anyone claims to be perfect right now, they're not giving you the whole story. We're all struggling to some degree. I also love the idea of doing kind acts for others and involving our kids in those actions. It's harder to feel sorry for ourselves when we're focusing on making someone else's day a little brighter.” Now those are tips that should make at least some parenting struggles less painful and more fun.

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[belleandkurtbastian]

Husband: Isn't Mummy the best mummy? Six-year-old: No. Me (worried): No? Why not?! Six-year-old (matter-of-factly): No reason. But there's billions of mummies in the world, so it's very unlikely that you'd be the best.

— Ariane Sherine (@ArianeSherine) January 1, 2018

[instituteofartandideas]

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New video, featuring Ariane Sherine, on why spirituality seems to be on the rise in an increasingly secular society. https://t.co/Hrx4mChuMX

— Richard Dawkins FDN (@rdfrs) September 7, 2017

[thejohnfleming]

Why Ariane Sherine wrote a book on troubled and talented Sinéad O'Connor

Ariane Sherine is an author, journalist and songwriter/performer… The Real Sinéad O’Connor is out today, published by White Owl Books. Ariane Sherine writes: Last year, I got the chance to pitch a biography of anyone who was no longer living. I chose the iconic singer Sinéad O’Connor. She had sadly passed away only weeks previously, at the age of just 56, and her death was subsequently revealed…

[britishhumanistassociation]

Want to join our president Alice Roberts at our highlight event of the year? Then buy your tickets to Humanists UK Convention 2020 today! Buy your tickets now:👇 https://bit.ly/2Irx2Wx Our annual Convention boasts an entire weekend of thought-provoking lectures delivered by world-class scientists, philosophers, authors, historians, activists, and comedians.This year, our lineup includes: Alice Roberts, Samira Ahmed, Saiful Islam, Carol Smillie, Zoe Lyons, A C Grayling, Ariane Sherine, Jim Al-Khalili, Natasha Devon, Ian Dunt, Callum Brown, Andrew Copson, Polly Toynbee, Raymond Tallis, Robin Ince, andJulia Ebner. Many more speakers are still to be announced! Humanists UK Convention 2020 this year will take place in London, beginning on Friday at 19:00 with a comedy night at Logan Hall, before moving on to the Kia Oval cricket ground for Saturday and Sunday's full programme of events. Let us know your coming on Facebook! 👇 https://bit.ly/2VWuK9A https://ift.tt/2TJchL5

[tvguidancecounselor]

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 367: Ariane Sherine

June 2-8, 1990

This week Ken talks with writer, comedian and musician Ariane Sherine on his recent trip to London.

Ken and Ariane discuss England vs. America, writing for UK sitcoms in the US writer's room style, not being allowed to watch TV as a kid and sneaking, MacGuyver, Baywatch, The Cosby Show, writing on a sugar rush, hating the competition of jokes, Fraiser, UK vs US comedy, Connie Booth's psychotherapy, Fawlty Towers, Friends, The Good Wife, courtroom dramas, being banned on the BBC, atheism, how religious people often wish you death, god shows, death threats, being too old to be President, Ken's dislike of Bernie Sanders, Jeremy Corbin, trash TV, serial killers, outing nerdo-nazis, arguing all women are gay or bisexual, arousica, Baywatch, educational TV, how fame can make you lose your mind, USA's Saturday Nightmares, Tom Selleck, Season vs. Series, when US prime time action shows become UK kid's shows, the weirdness of Mormons, Stalin, The Wonder Years, music rights, getting expelled from school, befriending Duran Duran, asking members of the public random questions, Prime Minsters' Questions, the UK's history with race, Janet Jackson, Nasty Boys, Oprah's "In the Name of Self Esteem", Screen Wipe, allegory, and the rise and fall of MTV's Real World.

[funnynewsheadlines]

142 Parents Post Funny Tweets During The ‘Coronapocalypse’ (July Edition)

Parenting is a never-ending rollercoaster of ups, downs, loop de loops, and hilarious moments that you can’t help but share with the world once in a while. We know that some munchkins are driving their parents nuts even more than usual because of this whole end-of-the-world business we’ve got going on in 2020.

So Bored Panda has collected the funniest parenting tweets of the month to boost your spirits and to let you know that you’re not alone if you’re feeling overwhelmed or struggling, dear Pandas! Scroll down, upvote your fave tweets, and let us know what funny things have happened in your family life this month. Oh, and if you’re still hungry for more parenting tweets after this list, check out our earlier posts here: May, April, March, February, and January.

Bored Panda reached out to talk about pandemic parenting and the challenges and hilarious moments it leads to with comedian Ariane Sherine who has a daughter. She also gave us great tips on how to calm down your kids if they’re frightened of the coronavirus and what to do if your kids have way too much pent up energy and won’t give you a moment of rest. Read on for our interview with Ariane.

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"My 9-year-old daughter came home to mine after a week away (I have shared custody with her dad). She immediately demanded her iPad. I said, ‘Lily, you’ve been away for a week and I haven’t yet had a hug or a kiss.’ She replied sassily, ‘Hmm, that sounds like a you problem, not a me problem!’” Ariane told us about the most hilarious pandemic moment she had with her daughter

Ariane told us that parenting has been more of a challenge recently because she’s had to homeschool her daughter who didn’t enjoy it much.

“She’s really hated homeschooling because she’s so bright and likes to be sat at the front of the class with her hand up, impressing the teacher! Not being able to do that has really demotivated and demoralized her, and it’s been sad to see. She can’t wait to go back to school in September.”

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Parenting under regular circumstances can be tough but having to take care of a child who’s scared of the coronavirus is an added struggle. So Ariane told us what she with her daughter to help calm her down. “My daughter already had anxiety and Covid-19 really didn’t help. She was especially worried about my health when she found out overweight people were more at risk,” Ariane said.

“I managed to calm her down by finding stats to prove that mixed-race people are less at risk from Covid than even white people (both she and I are mixed race). I appreciate that this won’t help most people, but go with the science: explain to them that young people, and most people who are young enough to be parents, generally won’t be severely affected by coronavirus—so hopefully, that fact will quell children’s anxiety somewhat.”

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But what about parents who feel completely overwhelmed, stressed-out, and knackered? What are they to do with their super-energetic munchkins who are wreaking havoc at home?

“I would ensure they keep active, both physically and mentally. Take them out to run around and burn off excess energy. I also have a board game, dice game, and card game cupboard, so we play UNO and Perudo and loads of other games my little one loves, and that keeps her occupied and content and staves off boredom.”

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In an earlier interview, Bored Panda spoke about pandemic parenting with mom-of-two Samantha Taylor, who has her very own blog, Walking Outside in Slippers. She told us that the pandemic had completely changed things for her family because of the lockdown and having to spend more time at home with the kids.

“We've gained weight. My husband is exhausted, but there's never much downtime for us and certainly no alone time. We feel too guilty to even make a just-because Target run, so there are fewer outlets for our stress,” she said.

“Our kids seem to scream even louder and want a snack even more desperately when we jump on work calls. On the bright side, I feel like this situation has pushed us closer together as a family,” Samantha explained that it’s not all doom and gloom.

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The best advice that the mom-of-two could give us was that parents should let go of too many expectations during the pandemic. “Prioritize what's most important: sleep, healthy food mixed in with the junk, kids using their brains in some way each day.”

She continued: “Let go of becoming the ‘perfect’ Pinterest parent during this time. If anyone claims to be perfect right now, they're not giving you the whole story. We're all struggling to some degree. I also love the idea of doing kind acts for others and involving our kids in those actions. It's harder to feel sorry for ourselves when we're focusing on making someone else's day a little brighter.” Now those are tips that should make at least some parenting struggles less painful and more fun.

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Walking at nine months. Scamming at ten months. Our baby girl 😍 (📷: @postracialist) pic.twitter.com/xJcRqvU0Jf

— Decker Ngongang (@Ngongang) July 1, 2020

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[semipartisansam]

Latest Front In The Social Justice War: Censoring Beloved Children's Books

Latest Front In The Social Justice War: Censoring Beloved Children’s Books

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We must resist the insidious rewriting of beloved classics to make them retroactively conform to today’s social attitudes and dogmas

This blog has been (justifiably) quite hard on Ariane Sherine, the Spectator’s latest affirmative action hire, expressing exasperation with her wide-eyed surprise that Ukippers and pro-Brexit folks don’t immediately lynch every single Asian person they come across

[avenidarevolution]

The Atheist Bus Campaign aims to place "peaceful and upbeat" messages about atheism on transport media in Britain, in response to evangelical Christian advertising.

It was created by comedy writer Ariane Sherine and launched on October 21, 2008, with official support from the British Humanist Association and Richard Dawkins. The campaign's original goal was to raise £5,500 to run 30 buses across London for four weeks early in 2009 with the slogan: "There's probably no god. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life."

[thejohnfleming]

AI on new English language words - from RIZZ to REAL MAZDA via Persia

Earlier this month, my chum writer Ariane Sherine wrote a piece in the Metro newspaper which contained what she said was a “daft chat-up line”. Her 12-year-old daughter told her “That’s the stupidest rizz I’ve ever heard!” Ariane (like moi) had never heard the word before, but I told her “That is real mazda!” I asked the Claude AI (a competitor to ChatGPT) what “rizz” meant. It replied: The…

[britishhumanistassociation]

BBC journalist & broadcaster, Samira Ahmed, is joining us for our highlight event of the year – Humanists UK Convention 2020! Buy your tickets now:👇 https://bit.ly/2Irx2Wx Our annual Convention boasts an entire weekend of thought-provoking lectures delivered by world-class scientists, philosophers, authors, historians, activists, and comedians.This year, our lineup includes: Alice Roberts, Samira Ahmed, Saiful Islam, Carol Smillie, Zoe Lyons, A C Grayling, Ariane Sherine, Jim Al-Khalili, Natasha Devon, Ian Dunt, Callum Brown, Andrew Copson, Polly Toynbee, Raymond Tallis, Robin Ince, and Julia Ebner. Many more speakers are still to be announced! Humanists UK Convention 2020 this year will take place in London, beginning on Friday 19 June at 19:00 with a comedy night at Logan Hall, before moving on to the Kia Oval cricket ground for Saturday and Sunday's full programme of events. Let us know your coming on Facebook! 👇 https://bit.ly/2VWuK9A https://ift.tt/2VVkX3F

[tvguidancecounselor]

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 367: Ariane Sherine

June 2-8, 1990

This week Ken talks with writer, comedian and musician Ariane Sherine on his recent trip to London.

Ken and Ariane discuss England vs. America, writing for UK sitcoms in the US writer's room style, not being allowed to watch TV as a kid and sneaking, MacGuyver, Baywatch, The Cosby Show, writing on a sugar rush, hating the competition of jokes, Fraiser, UK vs US comedy, Connie Booth's psychotherapy, Fawlty Towers, Friends, The Good Wife, courtroom dramas, being banned on the BBC, atheism, how religious people often wish you death, god shows, death threats, being too old to be President, Ken's dislike of Bernie Sanders, Jeremy Corbin, trash TV, serial killers, outing nerdo-nazis, arguing all women are gay or bisexual, arousica, Baywatch, educational TV, how fame can make you lose your mind, USA's Saturday Nightmares, Tom Selleck, Season vs. Series, when US prime time action shows become UK kid's shows, the weirdness of Mormons, Stalin, The Wonder Years, music rights, getting expelled from school, befriending Duran Duran, asking members of the public random questions, Prime Minsters' Questions, the UK's history with race, Janet Jackson, Nasty Boys, Oprah's "In the Name of Self Esteem", Screen Wipe, allegory, and the rise and fall of MTV's Real World.

Check out this episode!