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Helen Jerome

@helenjerome.bsky.social
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writing. football - women’s and men’s. theatre. music. film. telly. books. comedy. food. cider. opera. all with a passion. carpe diem. editor of thenewwomenssportmagazine.com

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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 1h
🥊 🍿 Two passions collide here! Cinema and women's sport. Read our interview with boxer Ramla Ali and actor Jasmine Jobson, who plays her in the movie 'In The Shadows' - for @newwomenssportmag.bsky.social. See it at the BFI London Film Festival this week. thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/shadow-boxin...
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SHADOW BOXING. Ramla Ali’s incredible story is now a brilliant boxing biopic - The New Women's Sport Magazine
Boxing feature film In the Shadows has its premiere at the London Film Festival this week, with a wider release to come. Helen M Jerome and Ron Shillingford talk to the subject, Ramla Ali, and the act...
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 23h
🏉 Charlotte Davey makes her ✍️ debut for @newwomenssportmag.bsky.social interviewing Exeter Chiefs rising star Dani Preece. thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/dani-buoyed-...
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DANI BUOYED UP. Exeter Chiefs hat-trick hero Danielle Preece speaks - The New Women's Sport Magazine
Exeter Chiefs returned to PWR Cup action last weekend with a dominant 67-13 victory over Leicester Tigers, and Danielle Preece certainly made an impact! Charlotte Davey speaks to the young Chiefs star...
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Peter @pbcyclewrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I did have some thoughts post-Worlds
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚴‍♀️ Thoughtful piece from Peter Barnes on the recent Road Cycling World Champs in Montreal - and what it means... for @newwomenssportmag.bsky.social thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/state-of-the...
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STATE OF THE NATIONS – Road Cycling World Champs Retrospective - The New Women's Sport Magazine
Montreal hosted the 2026 Road Cycling World Championships on a compelling parcours. There was climbing, although focused into smaller climbs rather than one big climb per circuit. This led to some int...
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Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I think this will be one of the defining images of the Premier League's void years: a proudly working class fanbase celebrating that the ruling family of an oppressive regime had hired a barrister on £10,000-an-hour to try and prevent them suffering consequences for their cheating. Embarrassing.
A bunch of mugs celebrating their perceived impunity
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”.
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Clare McEwen @claremcwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Had the pleasure of speaking with Fulham boss Steve Jaye and Wycombe Wanderers boss Carl Simon after they picked up August's #FAWNL Manager of the Month's awards. Read the interviews for @newwomenssportmag.bsky.social here: thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/fresh-starts...
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FRESH STARTS! August MOTM awards for Fulham and Wycombe - The New Women's Sport Magazine
After fantastic starts to the season, August’s FAWNL Manager of the Month awards go to two newly promoted managers: Fulham’s Steve Jaye in the Premier Division and  Wycombe Wanderers' Carl Simon in Di...
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Well, this was also London 2026 this morning. With added humidity 🥵
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Another mouthwatering Champions League tie is lined up tomorrow night in the shape of Man City v Real Madrid. @claremcwrites.bsky.social picks out the players to watch, for @newwomenssportmag.bsky.social thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/goal-fest-ma...
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GOAL FEST? Man City v Real Madrid preview - The New Women's Sport Magazine
Matchday two of the UEFA Women’s Champions League is upon us already and there are some meaty ties. Clare McEwen previews Thursday's fixture between Manchester City and Real Madrid.
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
City 🧵 thread 👇🏽
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Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
same
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Schrödinger's Cat of quotes 🤷‍♀️
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Myself and Keira Walsh on Sunday, bigging up her #Chelsea teammate Lexi Potter (aka Keira Walsh 2.0) ahead of her fully-deserved full #Lionesses squad selection 👏🏽
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There goes the more-women-head-coaches-than-men-in-the-WSL moment. 🤦🏽‍♀️ www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Aston Villa sack manager Natalia Arroyo after winless WSL start
Aston Villa manager Natalia Arroyo is sacked following two defeats and two draws in their opening four matches of the Women's Super League season.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026
Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Summary
Companies
• Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2
trillion
• Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025
• Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year
• Operating loss widened to $8.06 billion in 2025 from $2.98 billion in 2024
• Execs, industry analysts have expressed concerns over harms of Al tech
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic is making a massive bet that Al will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.
But the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, according to the
prospectus.
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Velour Shirt @object.works · 29/09/2026
This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose
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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 26/09/2026
Mary Beard, Chair of the Booker Prize 2026 judging panel, on why she dislikes the phrase ‘I really love reading’. This clip is provided courtesy of the Southbank Centre, and you can watch the full Booker Prize 2026 shortlist event on their YouTube channel: youtube.pulse.ly/axkmrdaxr9
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This’ll be news to all the other London teams who’ve played multiple derbies already 🤔
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Denmark is trolling Trump.
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Ambassador (ret.) Janet Sanderson @jastucaz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Don’t you love farce? Sondheim rules.
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Denmark denies making awkward song choice just before Trump entered room
As Marco Rubio entered the room, ‘Send in the Clowns’ began to play.
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
💯 this 👇🏽
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I’m expecting many readers to opt only for novels written before 2024. Constantly wondering if a particular phrase was AI generated interrupts the enjoyment of reading. Sadly the only way to guarantee against this is to read stuff written before the tech existed www.ft.com/content/f100...
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Did AI write this? It’s getting harder to tell
Detection software offers quick answers, but the risk of false positives and the stigma of being accused are leading to societal mistrust in the written word
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
With #triathlon action in the world series this weekend, plus the #ironman world championships on 10th October, it's time we heard from our triathlete Georgia Hamblett on why she loves this most challenging of sports. For @newwomenssportmag.bsky.social thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/why-i-love-t...
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Why I Love… Triathlon - The New Women's Sport Magazine
A classic three-act love story. A wetsuit. A bike. A footrace. How Georgia Hamblett fell head over heels in love with the triathlon.
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Sara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
He imposed Shania Law
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's the big one. The main event this weekend. Blue corner v Red corner. #Chelsea v #Arsenal. Bompastor v Slegers. Katie McCabe v her past (and the ref). ✍️ Chloe Shields for @newwomenssportmag.bsky.social thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/main-event-c...
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MAIN EVENT. Chelsea v Arsenal never disappoints - The New Women's Sport Magazine
In the blue corner stand Chelsea. West London’s battle-hardened mix of youth and experience. In the red corner it’s Arsenal. North London’s perennial pretenders, bloodied but unbowed. Who will strike ...
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Luke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Oh shit. THAT is worse than I realized
We are spending almost five billion more on AI related construction and ten billion dollars less on other private construction since 2024
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Alleged” 🤔
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Looking forward to seeing this at BFI London Film Festival 🍿
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
As the trans community have known for a while now - the definition of activist is someone who dares to state they exist
HADLEY FREEMAN
Wes Streeting must stand up to the
ADHD activists
I can help with the minister's review: some people are just confused by life
Hadley Freeman
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Barney Ronay @barneyronay.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Unreal City www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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The age of asterisk: Manchester City’s glittering era of success is tainted now | Barney Ronay
Friday’s verdict against Manchester City changes everything we understood about their era and Premier League title triumphs
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thoughtful (and angry) thread 🧵 on City
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Against League 3 @againstleague3.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
And when the very justified schadenfreude subsides, you should actually be royally pissed off. City's owners have taken a pastime and a culture that we all care about and ruined it. What was the actual point of football these past few years?
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nothing’s changed! ✍🏽
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wow I’ve never seen this photo before. The two figures from American Gothic (who turn out to be the family dentist and the artist’s sister!) www.ft.com/content/6015...
The artist's sister Nan Wood Graham and dentist Dr Byron Henry pose with the painting in 1942 © Image courtesy of the Figge Art Museum, City of Davenport Art Collection, Grant Wood Archive, Friends of Art Acquisition Fund, SB-4
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Jeff Kassouf @jeffkassouf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Per US Soccer: "Carolina and Gio [Reyna] will become the first-ever brother-sister duo to represent the USA at a FIFA U-17 World Cup." Mom, Danielle, and dad, Claudio, played for #USWNT and #USMNT, respectively, too. Claudio also played the U-16 WC (now U-17 event) in 1989.
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is utterly brilliant. Every other city mayor take note!
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I like to think we’re related - so much so that I’m going to see this @rosetheatre2008.bsky.social 👍🏽
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
FOX NEWS. She's staying. USWNT star Emily Fox has signed a new contract with #Arsenal
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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just seen Danny Tommo referred to as "Captain Thugwash" and seriously, that's excellent work.
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Amy Poehler's Perfect Chef's Kiss
ALT: Amy Poehler's Perfect Chef's Kiss
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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
WARNING: Moose will try to diagnose what is wrong with your broken vehicle.
Road sign of smashed car and moose
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
FIVE English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 starters in fact for London City Lionesses away v Leicester City… in Nottingham 🤔
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
👂🏼 Listen to London City Lionesses head coach Eder Maestre and look out for more English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 players in the starting XI as LCL rotate against Leicester City in the Subway Players Cup. 🏆
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🏆 Ahead of #Chelsea v #AustriaWien tonight on Matchday One of the #ChampionsLeague, we spoke to Sonia Bompastor, Keira Walsh, and Verena Hanshaw from the upwardly mobile Austrian side about their tournament ambitions. For @newwomenssportmag.bsky.social thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/hunger-game-...
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HUNGER GAME. Novices Austria Wien and seasoned Chelsea are both hungry for success - The New Women's Sport Magazine
Having got through their respective qualifiers, Chelsea and Austria Wien meet on Matchday One in the league stage of the UEFA Women’s Champions League – with very different histories in Europe. Helen ...
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Autumn poem just dropped.
[The poem has been written in the shape of a deciduous tree with letters (or ‘leaves’) missing from the text]:
 
  comm   n pr  ble    whe    writin    p   ems
in the shape of decid o   s trees
is t  at once t   ere ar   ives
the fir   t sti   rings of    he new aut   mn breeze,  
  he       oems will begi    to shake    hemselves ge   tly  
  ntil their letters loos   n like leaves,
an they d start to float down
then
 
[The missing letters from the tree have landed on the last line to form the phrase]

turntomushuponthegroun

[The final ‘d’ is floating down to complete the phrase.]
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
💥 There can't be many trickier starts in the #ChampionsLeague than away at #BayernMunich, but that's who #ManCity face tonight. We spoke to Bayern's star forward Klara Buhl about the mouthwatering clash. For @newwomenssportmag.bsky.social thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/alles-klara-...
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ALLES KLARA! It’s clear that Klara Bühl lives for Champions League nights - The New Women's Sport Magazine
Bayern Munich v Manchester City could be the tie of the round in the UEFA Women’s Champions League next week. And there’s no-one who looks forward to these matches under the lights more than Bayern - ...
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The #ChampionsLeague proper starts tonight, with the first fixtures in the league phase. #Servette are overjoyed to be back and #Lyon are determined to go one better this season. Read interviews with both teams here. For @newwomenssportmag.bsky.social thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/back-stronge...
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BACK STRONGER? Servette v OL Lyonnes preview - The New Women's Sport Magazine
It’s week one of the 2026-27 UEFA Women’s Champions League and on Wednesday afternoon Swiss champions Servette Chênois take on French champions OL Lyonnes in Geneva. Chloe Shields talks to Servette's ...
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
⚽ Spoke to #Arsenal's Swedish star Smilla Holmberg 🇸🇪 and her head coach Renée Slegers ahead of #AWFC's Champions League ties with HB Koge and Paris FC. For @newwomenssportmag.bsky.social thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/all-smiles-s...
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ALL SMILES. Smilla Holmberg is making an impact at Arsenal - The New Women's Sport Magazine
The teen Sweden star Smilla Holmberg has only been at Arsenal since the beginning of this year, but her impact has been outsized – and it already feels like she’s been there for much, much longer. We ...
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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Lorra lorra laughs during #Arsenal training this morning. #AWFC super sub Chloe Kelly with her head coach Renée Slegers in the Sobha sunshine - pre #ChampionsLeague tie with Kobe tomorrow.
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