helena constance 🕊
@helenarambles
21st century demoniac. writer. dphil at oxford researching early modern eating disorders. words in places.
last weekend myself and dozens of women on here experienced something awful; the nonconsensual use of our images to generate AI p*rn. obviously I wrote about it. link in bio.
he’s just like me fr
sleeping with a pillow between his legs like a pregnant woman 😭😭😭
it's really tough having victorian woman hair in the twenty first century .
"Algospeak may serve as a form of brain-stimulating play, but as attention spans and literacy rates plummet, it’s hard to see the benefits," writes @helenarambles in her review of Adam Aleksic’s “Algospeak.” lareviewofbooks.org/article/viral-…
reviewed adam aleksic’s new book about algorithms and internet slang for the @LAReviewofBooks. + why linguists should think about literature.
"Aleksic is an enthusiastic guide with an infectiously optimistic outlook, one that doesn’t quite align with the usual handwringing about internet slang." @helenarambles reviews Adam Aleksic’s “Algospeak.” lareviewofbooks.org/article/viral-…
a few tickets still available for this btw!
tickets for our third reenchantment reading are out now! we have some v cool stuff lined up this time so please do join us at bard books on the 2nd august.
ffs is abject whinging the way to promote yourself now. I guess it’s better than having to bang on about how hot you are
shocker; no one wants to read my 3500 word substack essay that mentions Foucault & Weber and uses the word ‘qualitative’ in the first two paragraphs
behind every beautiful woman is either tummy issues, low iron, or poor eyesight
behind every beautiful woman is either tummy issues, low iron, or poor eyesight
I thought this entire piece was really compelling
i wrote about the collective obsession with productivity and what it means for our leisure and our labour. link in bio:
shocker; no one wants to read my 3500 word substack essay that mentions Foucault & Weber and uses the word ‘qualitative’ in the first two paragraphs
It’s not even town vs gown anymore, its town & gown vs lanyard
tweeting incessantly about history and tennis so i can shed the random men that follow me when i post a selfie