Hannah Strong

Hannah Strong

@hannahstrong.co.uk

digital editor @ Little White Lies. extremely online and incredibly anxious. author of books on sofia coppola + wes anderson, MODERN PROMETHEUS: THE FILMS OF YORGOS LANTHIMOS out Nov 2026, Jackass book Oct 2027! https://linktr.ee/hannahstrong

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Hannah Strong
@hannahstrong.co.uk

sometimes i go to take a look at twitter to see how the film discourse is over there because it's much more active than bluesky, but everytime i take a look, everyone's so angry about everything and i realise this is probably why my mental health was so bad when i was an active part of that website

Hannah Strong
@hannahstrong.co.uk

i don't say this to be morally superior, i can fully admit that bluesky's film conversation game is pretty weak and people here often take themselves too seriously, but i was genuinely shocked at the way people talk to each other on twitter, i don't get why you'd subject yourself to that

Hannah Strong
@hannahstrong.co.uk

I am being plagued by AI pitches landing in my inbox. This is why I don't like it when I'm included in round-ups of freelance writing opportunities; I get a glut of AI slop from people with no interest in film writing beyond getting paid. I have no idea how to stop this and it's driving me insane

Hannah Strong
@hannahstrong.co.uk

???? Okay?????

Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social

New: Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a group of his friends have been secretly using the NYPD Police Academy’s gymnasium in Queens to play pickup basketball — scrambling some operations at the facility. w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social & Joe Anuta www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

politico.comMamdani is using NYPD gym to host pickup basketball games with friendsThe choice of location has scrambled NYPD training operations, angering a police union and a Republican lawmaker.
Hannah Strong
@hannahstrong.co.uk

Isn't it fucking insane this can come out and nothing happens

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social

NEW: "Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women during the mid-to-late 1990s," per new House Judiciary Dem report. Report has new allegation that Trump raped a 24-year-old and then promised the victim a visa & NYU admission, demanding she stay quiet.

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Rafa Sales Ross
@rafiews.com

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

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Steven Santos
@stevensantos.bsky.social

Even if they're not all for me, this is good. And hopefully, we can be spared future rounds of terminally online people declaring the movies are dead. Also, these movies are all made by human hands, minds and hearts.

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eel, i
@eliacugini.bsky.social

would note as a UC alum that they check your clothes before you go on so the BBC’s statement on this is bullshit. editing it out is either part of some homophobic new policy or a bizarre ad-hoc response to anti-trans abuse against a contestant

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *
Hannah Strong
@hannahstrong.co.uk

Just saw a take on club kid so bad i was amazed: the film presents gay men as bad parents and this shouldn't be done because it plays into the right's hands. i'm honestly flabbergastered by a take so utterly insane

Hannah Strong
@hannahstrong.co.uk

A single fiction film presenting a SINGULAR GAY MAN as a bad parent (or one who makes bad choices, as i would put it) is apparently going to be the thing that really fucks the queer community over, sure

Hannah Strong
@hannahstrong.co.uk

New podcast!!!!

Little White Lies@lwlies.com

Ep 2 of our refreshed Truth & Movies podcast is live! @leilalatif.bsky.social and @hannahstrong.co.uk talk Making Marie Antoinette and the art of the "Making of…" movies, with special focus on Theo Rollason's Queer Edward II. Please give us a watch and subscribe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6RZ...

youtube.comTruth & Movies – Episode 2 – Making Marie Antoinette and the art of the “Making of…" movie.YouTube video by Little White Lies
Hannah Strong
@hannahstrong.co.uk

My favourite bit in the history of concrete is when gq invite john wilson to their fancy dinner and seat him opposite kim kardashian and jacob elordi

Hannah Strong
@hannahstrong.co.uk

kareem getting comedymogged not only by conan but then by this diva

the babahuck@tylerhuckabee.bsky.social

holy smokes, conan strikes up a chat with a random lady on the subway and she immediately starts riffing on his level, no problem.

Hannah Strong
@hannahstrong.co.uk

Can't say I understand the three month gap between US and UK release but I can say this is a perfect cure for the British winter blues

Tom Linay@tomlinay.bsky.social

Jordan Firstman's Club Kid has been dated 8 January in the UK & Ireland.

Hannah Strong
@hannahstrong.co.uk

also on my knees begging people to stop posting YCSE spoilers given the film has been out three fucking days in the USA and isn't released in the rest of the world until at least november but i think people are just determined to be selfish on that one

Hannah Strong
@hannahstrong.co.uk

the same people taken in by this wonder how people could have run from the lumiere bros' train screaming

Yahoo Finance@yahoofinance.com

"Flying cars are real!" 🚀 Elon Musk and Tesla showcase the new Roadster.

Hannah Strong
@hannahstrong.co.uk

My american friends are getting extremely tired of me saying NO SPOILERS PLEASE every time another one of them announces they've seen you can see everything