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What's got my attention this week

Things to read, watch & listen to this weekend #108

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Jul 25, 2025
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Venus Williams. 45, became the second oldest woman ever to win a WTA match when she came out of retirement to compete at the Washington Open

Below the paywall today: 120 women on PCOS; how to thrive in later life, becoming a mother at 50; finally, parts for older women are breaking out of the psychological thriller box; why you need a vacation; the joy of finding your uniform; gorgeous new Siri Hustvedt books to be won and more.

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• Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ulrika Jonsson are proof that women can never win, says

Poorna Bell
.
• Very much here for the “most days” theory.
• It’s time to talk about the link between vaginal atrophy and women’s libido. ICYMI.
• A zillion pieces have been written about the ‘Coldplay kisscam scandal’ this week, here are a couple that stood out:
Mia Freedman
on the internet’s industrial shaming machine and Dr Soph on the real reason we share public scandals.
• When my husband left me, he took my story with him. I made myself a new one. (Gift link.)
• “Getting older is my identity”. Lovely
Oldster Magazine
questionnaire with comedian Carole Montgomery.

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