Growing up as a member of the infamous cult The Children of God, Hough had her own self robbed from her. Air Force, a cable guy, a bouncer at a gay club. Searing and extremely personal essays, shot through with the darkest elements America can manifest, while discovering light and humor in unexpected corners.Īs an adult, Lauren Hough has had many identities: an airman in the U.S. Hough’s writing will break your heart." -Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist
All the things we want (but rarely get) in our politicians. Jacinda Ardern seems to be an honest, brilliant, friendly and fair political leader. But it’s her style, ease with people and general good-natured approach that has caught my attention the most. Yes, I love that in 2018 this doesn’t impact or define her ability to do her job. Yes, I love that she’s about to become one of few leaders of a country to have given birth while in office. Yes, I love that she’s a young woman in a high powered job. Of course, there are the obvious glass-ceiling-shattering things to admire. But I am sure paying attention to her now. I’ll admit, I’d not heard of Jacinda Ardern until she took over the leadership of the NZ Labour Party in August 2017 and went on to be elected Prime Minister just seven weeks later.
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I’m not sure where the next years will take me – what they will hold – but I’m open to suggestions.’ Lauren Bacall.įind out more: Read By Myself, and watch To Have and Have Not and How to Marry a Millionaire, two of my favourite Bacall movies. I don’t like everything I know about myself, and I’ll never be satisfied, but nobody’s perfect. I can add something to the lives I touch. I am not just taking up space in this life. What I am has given me the strength to do it… I have a contribution to make. To this day I carry a copy of this passage in my wallet, ‘I’m not ashamed of what I am – of how I pass through this life. I thoroughly loved reading her story, and I return to it at least once every few years.
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Her life was full of beautiful highs and heartbreaking lows. Lauren Bacall’s story entails countless things that many women face, like juggling motherhood and career, and the death of one spouse and divorce from another.
Oh, how I loved reading about her life in that golden era, featuring the likes of Spencer Tracey, Katherine Hepburn and many more. A life that would take her from modelling in Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue to Broadway and Hollywood, and to falling in love with the superstar, Humphrey Bogart. I was immediately transported to 1940s New York City, and immersed in the story of a young woman setting out to forge her way in life. I came across her autobiography, By Myself and decided to give it a go. I first discovered her when I was 15, and looking for a distraction from homework in the library.