Cariad Martin
@cariadroseandco.bsky.social
Associate Lecturer in Media Studies | PhD researcher | Family/kid media and fandom, consumer culture, media ethics, Disney | Tragic Millennial | Parent | She/her
The best television you never watched in 2025 www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘A total knockout!’ The best television you never watched in 2025
From the most beautiful show Netflix has ever made to a thriller about a menopausal hitwoman and a dazzling documentary set in outer space, here are some TV gems that may have passed you by this year
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The best television you never watched in 2025 www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Ezra Klein, Ben Shapiro, Steve Bannon, Vanity Fair's Mark Guiducci, Puck's Matt Belloni, Verge's Nilay Patel, and others on what media leaders got wrong in 2025 (Max Tani/Semafor)
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December 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Ezra Klein, Ben Shapiro, Steve Bannon, Vanity Fair's Mark Guiducci, Puck's Matt Belloni, Verge's Nilay Patel, and others on what media leaders got wrong in 2025 (Max Tani/Semafor)
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Terribly sad news about Adam the Woo. One of the great early gen YouTubers who stuck to making actual content rather than feeding the algorithm overlords. I'll miss his infectiously funny vlogs with the Trackers and his recent joyful Disneyland Paris visits.
December 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Terribly sad news about Adam the Woo. One of the great early gen YouTubers who stuck to making actual content rather than feeding the algorithm overlords. I'll miss his infectiously funny vlogs with the Trackers and his recent joyful Disneyland Paris visits.
My Media Ethics syllabus, in summary.
🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
December 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
My Media Ethics syllabus, in summary.
How a youth movement for digital justice is spreading across Europe www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
‘Don’t pander to the tech giants!’ How a youth movement for digital justice is spreading across Europe
Gen Z are the first generation to have grown up with social media, they were the earliest adopters, and therefore the first to suffer its harms. Now they are fighting back
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
How a youth movement for digital justice is spreading across Europe www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Accompanying a 4yo to a soft play birthday party this afternoon. Oh no, guess l'll have to sit in the corner for 2 hours undisturbed with a cup of tea reading every opinion piece I can find on Netflix-WB. 🎻
December 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Accompanying a 4yo to a soft play birthday party this afternoon. Oh no, guess l'll have to sit in the corner for 2 hours undisturbed with a cup of tea reading every opinion piece I can find on Netflix-WB. 🎻
Took the kids to see CBeebies panto at the cinema yesterday. It doesn't reach the heady heights of Hansel and Gretel (2019) but still good. I have v few parenting hacks, but I couldn't recommend more incorporating CBeebies pantos into your festive season. Publicly funded children's media for all!
December 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Took the kids to see CBeebies panto at the cinema yesterday. It doesn't reach the heady heights of Hansel and Gretel (2019) but still good. I have v few parenting hacks, but I couldn't recommend more incorporating CBeebies pantos into your festive season. Publicly funded children's media for all!
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‘We could be winning or losing – it doesn’t matter as long as we’re together’: the friendships forged on football terraces
‘We could be winning or losing – it doesn’t matter as long as we’re together’: the friendships forged on football terraces
It starts with singing, banter or enthusiastic goal celebrations – and leads to so much more. Six groups of fan friends share how they met
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
‘We could be winning or losing – it doesn’t matter as long as we’re together’: the friendships forged on football terraces
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Do any fellow academic geeks want to talk about their favorite film or piece of popular culture? Do you have research you'd like to plug? We can talk about that too! I'm scheduling recordings for 2026. Message me or email the podcast at [email protected], and we can get the ball rolling.
a black and white drawing of a movie camera and the words `` movie time '' .
ALT: a black and white drawing of a movie camera and the words `` movie time '' .
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November 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Do any fellow academic geeks want to talk about their favorite film or piece of popular culture? Do you have research you'd like to plug? We can talk about that too! I'm scheduling recordings for 2026. Message me or email the podcast at [email protected], and we can get the ball rolling.
Very optimistic about education reform announcement today, making space for art, citizenship + environmentalism in the curriculum. Hopefully an end to primary kids learning pointless complex grammar that I (w/ a 1st Class Creative Writing Degree) have never even heard of. www.gov.uk/government/n...
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Very optimistic about education reform announcement today, making space for art, citizenship + environmentalism in the curriculum. Hopefully an end to primary kids learning pointless complex grammar that I (w/ a 1st Class Creative Writing Degree) have never even heard of. www.gov.uk/government/n...
The top line of Connections puzzle today! 😱
October 27, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The top line of Connections puzzle today! 😱
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📢 Our first full-team article from the School Meals Project is now published 🎉
🍽️ "The UK School Meals Service, 1944–Present: A Sensory and Emotional Experience"
📖 Read it here: lnkd.in/eiWQT4fN
#histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
🍽️ "The UK School Meals Service, 1944–Present: A Sensory and Emotional Experience"
📖 Read it here: lnkd.in/eiWQT4fN
#histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
The UK School Meals Service 1944–Present: A Sensory and Emotional Experience
This article explores the sensory and emotional dimensions of the UK School Meals Service (SMS) since 1944, arguing that the lived experiences of pupils, teachers, parents, catering staff, and poli...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
📢 Our first full-team article from the School Meals Project is now published 🎉
🍽️ "The UK School Meals Service, 1944–Present: A Sensory and Emotional Experience"
📖 Read it here: lnkd.in/eiWQT4fN
#histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
🍽️ "The UK School Meals Service, 1944–Present: A Sensory and Emotional Experience"
📖 Read it here: lnkd.in/eiWQT4fN
#histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
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🚨 NEW: Children from low-income homes are more likely to have special educational needs and are also less likely to get the support they need, we have found.
Our new research reveals massive socio-economic inequalities in accessing support from a SEND system in crisis 🧵⤵️
Our new research reveals massive socio-economic inequalities in accessing support from a SEND system in crisis 🧵⤵️
October 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
🚨 NEW: Children from low-income homes are more likely to have special educational needs and are also less likely to get the support they need, we have found.
Our new research reveals massive socio-economic inequalities in accessing support from a SEND system in crisis 🧵⤵️
Our new research reveals massive socio-economic inequalities in accessing support from a SEND system in crisis 🧵⤵️
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Are you 18 or older with a fandom-related tattoo (or know someone who has one)? Please take 10 min to fill out this survey for my new book project on embodied fan identities and practices. Share widely! utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact info: [email protected].
October 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Are you 18 or older with a fandom-related tattoo (or know someone who has one)? Please take 10 min to fill out this survey for my new book project on embodied fan identities and practices. Share widely! utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact info: [email protected].
Taught one of my favourite seminar tasks today:
October 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Taught one of my favourite seminar tasks today:
At a glance very much thought this was one of the tabs I had open for writing my generative AI and fake news lecture notes.
Schwarzenegger at Vatican in mission to 'terminate' fossil fuels reut.rs/46MrmRF
Schwarzenegger at Vatican in mission to 'terminate' fossil fuels
Arnold Schwarzenegger came to the Vatican on Tuesday to throw his weight behind Pope Leo's efforts to encourage world leaders to address global climate change and transition away from fossil fuels.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
At a glance very much thought this was one of the tabs I had open for writing my generative AI and fake news lecture notes.
The newborn years were some of the greatest video gaming times of my life, nap-trapped on the sofa or awake before sunrise. Breath of the Wild came out as I started maternity leave and that save file is inextricably linked to my early parenting memories.
#Florida woman wins Mortal Kombat tournament playing with newborn baby in arms. You know, like you do. www.dexerto.com/mortal-komba...
Florida woman wins Mortal Kombat tournament playing with newborn baby in arms - Dexerto
A mother is going viral after winning a Mortal Kombat tournament while holding her five-day-old daughter in her arms.
www.dexerto.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The newborn years were some of the greatest video gaming times of my life, nap-trapped on the sofa or awake before sunrise. Breath of the Wild came out as I started maternity leave and that save file is inextricably linked to my early parenting memories.
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Sources: studios see YouTube's influence but are wary of backing YouTubers after past flops, as top creators no longer view Hollywood validation as the end goal (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)
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September 29, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Sources: studios see YouTube's influence but are wary of backing YouTubers after past flops, as top creators no longer view Hollywood validation as the end goal (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)
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Excellent reporting from Heated and Atmos.
It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry.
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It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry.
heated.world/p/fossil-fue...
Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement
An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.
heated.world
September 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Excellent reporting from Heated and Atmos.
It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry.
heated.world/p/fossil-fue...
It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry.
heated.world/p/fossil-fue...
Very interested in this growing narrative from government that they want to regulate platforms into prioritising publicly-owned/funded content.
Volume of US YouTube shows ‘weakens UK children’s ties to their own culture’
Volume of US YouTube shows ‘weakens UK children’s ties to their own culture’
BBC’s head of children’s TV says YouTube’s algorithm takes children to US-based content, rather than UK shows
The amount of American content children are consuming on YouTube risks weakening their connection to British culture and language, the BBC’s head of children’s television has warned.
Patricia Hidalgo, the director of children and education at the BBC, said the algorithm of the all-conquering video-sharing site diverted British children on to US-based content, rather than “nourishing” British programming that helps cement their cultural identity. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Very interested in this growing narrative from government that they want to regulate platforms into prioritising publicly-owned/funded content.
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Labour MPs call for action to tackle deprivation in coastal ‘sea wall’ seats
Labour MPs call for action to tackle deprivation in coastal ‘sea wall’ seats
Exclusive: Group warn coastal communities need greater investment to reduce inequality and fight off threat from Reform
A group of Labour MPs representing coastal areas will demand urgent action to tackle deprivation in their seats, warning a lack of progress could leave them vulnerable to Reform.
They will use the party conference this weekend to call for an equivalent of the London Challenge, which turned around failing schools in the capital under Tony Blair’s government, but with a focus on post-16 training and apprenticeships. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Labour MPs call for action to tackle deprivation in coastal ‘sea wall’ seats
Having a desktop computer and a brick phone was better than having a smart phone.
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
September 20, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Having a desktop computer and a brick phone was better than having a smart phone.
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Very good reporting/analysis from @tvmojoe.bsky.social on KImmel/Disney/ABC that provides real answers to many of the "Why don't they just..." questions. www.vulture.com/article/bob-...
Iger’s Choice
Disney and ABC need to decide if they’re willing to back Jimmy Kimmel even if it means taking a (big) financial hit.
www.vulture.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Very good reporting/analysis from @tvmojoe.bsky.social on KImmel/Disney/ABC that provides real answers to many of the "Why don't they just..." questions. www.vulture.com/article/bob-...
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Tim Curry gave a rare interview about the impact Dr. Frank-N-Furter has had on several generations of Rocky Horror Picture Show fans.
The ROCKY HORROR Cast Looks Back on 50 Years of Glitz 'n Glam
nerdist.com
September 20, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Tim Curry gave a rare interview about the impact Dr. Frank-N-Furter has had on several generations of Rocky Horror Picture Show fans.
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