What's got my attention this week

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Yes, I know I'm fixated on Michelle Yeoh, but this would be a massive achievement at any age

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• Michelle Yeoh's Best Actress nomination (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) for this year's Oscars made history; female directors were snubbed in the Best Director (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) category, despite star turns from Sarah Polley (Women Talking) and Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Woman King) amongst others; and the omission of actress Danielle Deadwyler, hotly tipped for her portrayal of Mamie Till-Mobley in Till, from the Best Actress category, led to accusations of misogynoir (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) from its director Chinonye Chukwu, who also missed out. Viola Davis, who was widely expected to be nominated for her role in The Woman King, was also omitted.
• Love this piece by Chitra Ramaswamy about trying (and failing) to beat her grief into submission with HIIT (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).
• When these women rejected diet culture (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)it was radical, thirty years on, everyone's intuitive eating.
• Why talking less benefits everyone. (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) (I can't help thinking there are some people who need to hear this more than others!)
• Interesting read by Poorna Bell on why Hollywood's sixtysomething success stories (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) are giving this 42-year-old hope.
• I'm not the only one who was livid about the government's response to the Menopause & Workplace report (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), Melissa Robertson was, too. Here's her piece for Campaign (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).
• Twentysomething TikTokers are obsessed with anti-ageing (Öffnet in neuem Fenster). Sob.