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I watched stand-up in Saudi Arabia (gifted link)

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    R3qn65
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    I really enjoyed reading this - the author is quite funny.

    I really enjoyed reading this - the author is quite funny.

    The trip would be like something out of Hunter S. Thompson, our boss said, with one difference: no drugs. Our being beheaded by sword, the usual method of execution in Saudi Arabia, would be bad publicity for The Atlantic, and leave the magazine down an editor at a time when we are already shorthanded. We had, he implied, plenty of writers to spare.

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    1. Johz
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      She's one of the hosts of the Page 94 podcast, but this is the first time I've come across her work as a columnist. I was surprised by how recognisable her tone is - I didn't see the author...

      She's one of the hosts of the Page 94 podcast, but this is the first time I've come across her work as a columnist. I was surprised by how recognisable her tone is - I didn't see the author originally and partway through was thinking "this sounds a lot like that woman from the Eye".

      The whole podcast has a similar cynical humour, although it's mostly about British political news and the state of the UK media landscape, so the appeal may be somewhat limited!

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