Leigh-Chantelle

10: Still Some Work to Do | 2–8 March Reality checks, honest recalibrations, and the work that remains

I cover:
🏉 #AFL
🧘 #Health, #Fitness & #Longevity
🎙️ #Media — the Kyle & Jackie O breakdown
💰 Money & #Investment
🎥 #Movies & 📺 #TV
♫ new #Music
🏛️ #Philosophy
🗳️ #Politics
🤝 #Relationships
🤖 #Tech & #AI
+ more!

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Quote "You are perfect just as you are, and you could use a little improvement" by Shunryu Suzuki ontop a background of white clouds in a blue sky

🎉 My TENTH #ThingsFriendsForward #Substack #newsletter is out today!

10: Still Some Work to Do 2–8 March

This week brought some honest recalibrations. Not setbacks, just reminders that growth and progress take time

Read or Listen + give feedback: thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/10-still-s...

This Woman's Work (Live from MTV Unplugged, Brooklyn, NY - May 1997) YouTube video by Maxwell - Topic

Perfect son!

Have you heard Maxwell’s live version: m.youtube.com/watch?v=1YDS...

great stuff by @davekarpf.bsky.social

"Journal articles aren’t social science. They’re just a unit of measurement. They’re how we keep score. Producing journal articles isn’t what we are actually meant to be doing — we’re supposed to be learning meaningful things about people, power, and society."

Jay from Frenzal Rhomb owns Kyle and Jackie-O on Fox FM YouTube video by MullumbimbyMaster

A good time to re-listen to this m.youtube.com/watch?v=5EJk...

You’ll find: 💪 #Health, #Fitness & #Longevity articles related to food, exercise, and behaviour change strategies 📊 #Politics & Society insights into immigration dynamics, ageing workforce trends, and how social issues are playing out in political discussions 🎓 #Tech, #AI & how universities can preserve value in the age of generative AI and why critical thinking matters more than ever 🤝 #Relationships & Real Life – from Gen Z social habits to safety tips around dating apps, plus reminders about how connection looks in a distracted world And more! Read or Listen: https://thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/09-before-the-final-push-23-february

In my latest #newsletter, you’ll find:

💪 #Health, #Fitness & #Longevity articles
📊 #Politics & Society insights
🎓 #Tech, #AI & #Academia
🤝 #Relationships & Real Life

And more!

Read or Listen: thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/09-before-...

#ThingsFriendsForward

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My latest #ThingsFriendsForward #Substack #newsletter is out!!

09: Before the Final Push

Before the final run of my #PhD, there are wellness sessions, beach time, quality time with friends, and a Bridgerton watch party with my BFF.

Read or Listen: thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/09-before-...

The best thing you can do in light of the Ellison takeover of Warner Brothers invest your time, energy, and money in supporting independent creators and independent distribution networks and independent venues. It is absolutely crucial to make independence a viable option.

The Handbasket 100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas

Now that CNN and WBD are set to become state media in a sale to Paramount/Oracle/TikTok, it is especially important to support independent media.

Off the top of my head:

www.thehandbasket.co
404media.co
www.garbageday.email

Add your favorites in the replies. Fuck state-backed media monopolies.

When I am making claims that Australia is becoming a more unequal society, I always point to South Africa and Brazil as societies without a functioning middle class. A quintessential question of our time is whether we want a middle class or not. Source: buff.ly/Al0YTb3

Pentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah if it refuses to drop AI guardrails | CNN Business Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei a Friday deadline to comply with demands to peel back safeguards on its AI model or risk losing a Pentagon contract.

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei a Friday deadline to comply with demands to peel back safeguards on its AI model or risk losing a Pentagon contract.

He also threatened to put the AI company on what could amount to a government blacklist.”
www.cnn.com/2026/02/24/t...

08: Holding the Paradox 16 -22 February Faith, discipline, and the brutal facts of now

My latest #ThingsFriendsForward #Substack #newsletter is out!!

It covers 5yrs of my #PhD, #Stoicism, #Pillion, #Pinegrove, Atlas Network's influence on #politics & #thinktanks, “Bonded by Evolution", AI in #academia & cheating +

Read or Listen: thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/08-holding...

Yes. It’s a lot of fun!

This is Bryan. Once a week, he takes a shelter pup on a New York City adventure in his 'Adopt Me' backpack, hoping someone will fall in love. He films their big day out, and almost every dog he's featured has found a forever home.
🫶 🐕 🫶 🐶 🫶

Alysa Liu jumps for joy on the podium (photo by Matthew Stockman for Getty)

Lovely photo 💕👏 ⛸️

Alysa Liu jumps for joy on the podium (photo by Matthew Stockman for Getty)

www.reddit.com/r/daddit/

Don’t play with matches

“.. We could spend the whole day reacting to every buffoonish spectacle coming out of the White House, but that's exactly what they want: for us to lose focus …
Don't be distracted by the noise; watch what they are doing to your rights while you stare at the screen.”

Latest episode of Industry on HBO with Eric was EXCEPTIONAL

The Epstein moment realising what he’s done (on camera)

The interview and the lawyer and giving himself for others

What a show!

#IndustryHBO

Text overlay reads: Issue 07 Riding the Momentum 9–15 February thingsfriendsforward.substack.com

My latest #ThingsFriendsForward #Substack #newsletter is out!!

It covers the rest of my #Sydney trip, Dark Desert Road by Tim Ayliffe, "Wuthering Heights", live gigs & music, the state of politics after the Sydney protests, social media bans + more

thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/07-riding-...

"this year rewards fearless courage, dedication and punishes indecision, hesitation or impassiveness… ride the horse 🐴 and ride the momentum, do not hesitate too much and complete the journey."

The flip side: “high tempers, restlessness and impulsivity, and being difficult to harness or rein in”

The Year of the Horse stands for "Harmony and Co-existence, Galloping Towards Success"

Buddha at the front of Chung Tian temple in Underwood, Queensland

wishing tree at Chung Tian temple for Lunar New Year

Lou, LC, and Adele working on their calligraphy at Chung Tian temple for Lunar New Year

HAPPY #LUNAR NEW YEAR!!

xin nian kuai le / gong hei fat choy / gong xi fa cai

It’s the year of the Fire Horse (Bing Wu) “a double fire” rewarding "fearless courage, dedication and punishing indecision, hesitation or impassiveness…"

www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

#YearOfTheHorse 🐴
#LunarNewYear

Lucy Dacus gig live at the Sydney Opera House

Lucy Dacus gig live at the Sydney Opera House - purple hue

Lucy Dacus gig live at the Sydney Opera House - red hue

Lucy Dacus gig live at the Sydney Opera House - blue hue

Here are some photos from the Lucy Dacus gig Tuesday last week at the #Sydney Opera House

The venue looked and sounded amazing!

Lucy and band were awesome and you could feel the love for her throughout 💕🏳️‍🌈

Great #live gig as part of the #Laneway sideshows

#LucyDacus
#LiveMusic
🎶🎶🎵🎤

What to read this week: Bonded by Evolution by Paul Eastwick We are told we need cynical strategies to "play" the dating game, but the science says this is totally wrong. David Robson enjoys an evidence-based takedown from psychologist Paul Eastwick

It’s nearly Valentine’s Day, so I’ve been writing a lot about love. First is a review of Bonded by Evolution by @pauleastwick.bsky.social for @newscientist.com, an enlightening new book that dismantles lots of the lazy cliches about dating www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

Tomorrow, Tue, 17 Feb 2026 has been declared a day of Total Fire Ban in the Wimmera, South West, North Central, Central (includes Melbourne and Geelong) and West and South Gippsland district(s) of Victoria. No fires can be lit or be allowed to remain alight in the open air from 12:01 AM on Tue, 17 Feb 2026 until 11:59 PM Tue, 17 Feb 2026.

The CFA have declared an Extreme Fire Danger Period for much of Victoria for tomorrow, Tuesday 17 February.

Please be careful, monitor the situation in your area, and have your Bushfire Plan ready to enact.

More info: cfa.vic.gov.au/

Lucy Dacus performing her song “Night Shift” live at the #Sydney Opera House Tuesday night

The song is from their 2018 album “Historian” which you can listen or purchase on #Bandcamp

#LucyDacus
#LiveMusic

Lucy Dacus performing her #boygenius song “True Blue” live at the #Sydney Opera House Tuesday night

The song is from their 2023 album “the record” with Julien Baker & Phoebe Bridgers, which you can listen or purchase on #Bandcamp

#LucyDacus
#LiveMusic

Lucy Dacus performing “Talk” live at the #Sydney Opera House Tuesday night

The song is from her 2025 album “Forever is a Feeling”which you can listen or purchase on #Bandcamp

#LucyDacus
#ForeverisaFeeling
#LiveMusic

The #Sydney Opera House was looking beautiful Tuesday night!!

Sat out here debriefing on the phone for over an hour with Sam (after the Sydney protest) while waiting for Lucy Dacus’ gig

#OperaHouse
#SydneyOperaHouse

Wet Leg band on stage at Roundhouse UNSW - view shows a lot of people watching the stage

Wet Leg band on stage at Roundhouse UNSW - view shows a lot of people watching the stage

Not great pics, but here was my view of the #WetLeg gig Monday night at The Roundhouse #UNSW in Sydney last week

Great energy and cool smoke and light show. Tight band and great looking venue, just not the best if you want a good view…

#TheRoundhouse
#LiveMusic
#WetLegLive

My latest post is a big drop of new data. For the first time I publish two-party preferred preference data in so-called Non-Classic divisions, including high profile Independents. Data for the 2019, 2022 and 2025 elections. antonygreen.com.au/fed2025-inde...