What's got my attention this week

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Madonna announced a 40th anniversary tour and the usual suspects came for her. Same old.

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• The Daily Mail (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) got in first, naturally, bemoaning Madge's inability to know her place and go quietly into the wilderness. While Piers Morgan (trolling for England as usual) reckons she should "just go and put on a lot of clothing and sit in a rocking chair" (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre). Strange how, every time the Rolling Stones announce a new tour, nobody says that to Mick Jagger...
• On the subject of double-standards, Monica Lewinsky (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) on 25 years since she became public property.
• Jacinda Ardern resigned (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) as Prime Minister of New Zealand, saying she "no longer had enough in the tank" to do the job.
• On that subject, this piece by Emma Gannon on knowing when to quit (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) absolutely nails it.
• Grey hair jokes (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) don't count as ageism, even if they're symptomatic of a sexist, ageist office culture. Apparently.
• When did fitness become a luxury (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)?
• Why we all need a little everyday awe (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre).