Poignant Monday musings
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(and the thought of overstaying hotel checkout time!).
* Truly inspiring footage of brave Saudi Arabian women standing up to the ban on female drivers.
* Find these lines in Natascha McElhone's speech particularly poignant: "I don't understand the lack of innovation in these areas. If I were a journalist, I would ask every man I interviewed if he was worried about his hair loss, his weight, how he managed his work/home balance, what his neuroses were – and skip over the content of what he actually did. And I would by contrast ask all my female interviewees about their aspirations, their favourite music, the biggest influences and inspirations in their lives."
* Did you know that out of the 250 highest grossing films of the previous four years, only 7% of them were directed by women? This initiative is tacking the issue head on (via Fast Co).
* Smile-controlled pinball game? Yes, please!
