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The Guardian - Culture Edit Unfollow Cally Beaton: 'Connecting with people is the only skill I have. Luckily it's a superpower' by Interview by Liam Pape Jan 4, 2023 The former TV executive on life lessons from Joan Rivers, paper-plane heckles and a ‘perfect day’ doing Live at the Apollo Before becoming a full-time comedian, you were a high-profile TV exec and producer. Are there any transferable skills from this world to standup? In both cases you make a living out of talking a good game. I was mainly in the business of TV formats – ideas rather than finished shows – so then, as now, you’re selling hot air. I don’t think you can be good at many things without knowing how to connect with your fellow human. That’s about the only skill I have and luckily it’s a superpower. What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given? There are two … To help with impostor syndrome: “Everyone shits, showers and shaves.” To help with online dating: “The odds are good, but the goods are odd.” Listen to Cally Beaton’s podcast Continue reading... Continue Reading East German feminist author gets English debut, 50 years after death by Kate Connolly in Berlin Jan 4, 2023 Translation of Brigitte Reimann’s 1963 work, considered a classic of GDR literature, is out in February The first English translation of a novel by a cult voice of East German feminist literature will introduce the author Brigitte Reimann to a new audience in 2023, almost 50 years on from her death. Reimann’s 1963 work Siblings (Die Geschwister) is due for publication in the UK and the United States in February, to coincide with the anniversary of her premature death. Considered a groundbreaking classic of GDR literature, she wrote it in her late 20s after the construction of the Berlin Wall, and tells the tale of a young woman’s ardent belief in her postwar generation’s attempts to build a bright and beautiful future based around the ideals of socialism and the heartbreaking impact her adherence to the project, at odds with the views of her brothers, has on the unity of her family. Continue reading... Continue Reading

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