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Shannon Connellan

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about everything (but not anything) across entertainment, tech, social good, science, and culture.

Shannon's written on topics from space trash to Heartstopper, the rise of drag on Twitch, Viking teeth tattoos in The Northman, Malala Yousafzai's book club, meditation apps, knitwear on Only Murders in the Building, climate change docs, Mars mission launches, Keanu Reeves' graphic novel, Uber Boat, Steve McQueen's documentaries, sustainable design, non-dinosaurs, must-read books, getting messed up by Titane, and reviewing all the retro-magical TVA tech in Loki.

Historically, Shannon's encouraged people to dig into every morsel of their cities as Managing Editor of Concrete Playground, and she used to force people listen to her music taste at New York's East Village Radio and Sydney's FBi Radio, where she produced and presented shows, ran the office, and edited the blog. She's also written for every street press that would pay her in Fast and the Furious tickets.


By Shannon Connellan
Netflix's 'The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep' clip has Geralt and Jaskier bickering as usual
The Witcher necklace as seen in the animated series.

'Heartstopper' Season 3 trailer teases Jonathan Bailey's dreamy cameo
Jonathan Bailey in the TV show "Heartstopper."

SOPHIE honoured in beautiful Google Doodle
A Google Doodle honouring the artist Sophie, with an illustration of her embedded in the word "Google."

'Shōgun' star Hiroyuki Sanada makes history with Emmys win
Hiroyuki Sanada accepts the award for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Peacock Theater



Anna Sawai makes history with Emmys win for 'Shōgun'
Anna Sawai accepts the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series award for “Shōgun” onstage during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater .

'Girls Will Be Girls' review: A sublime coming-of-age tale that deeply understands girlhood
Preeti Panigrahi and Kani Kusruti ride a scooter in the film "Girls Will Be Girls."


Adam Sandler's 'Happy Gilmore' sequel Instagram post harnesses the good energy, blocks out the bad
Adam Sandler and Chris McDonald stand on a golf course watching a play in the movie "Happy Gilmore"

'Girls Will Be Girls' trailer teases a tale of teen awakening
A mother and daughter ride together on a scooter.



YouTube extends limits to body weight and fitness videos for teens in Europe and UK
YouTube logo on a smartphone.

Spotify expands its 'daylist' playlist feature
The Spotify 'daylist' tile on a yellow background.

Netflix is making a 'Sweet Bobby' documentary
Kirat Assi looks out over a river.


Netflix's 'Kaos': A basic guide to the Greek myths and figures in the series
Sam Buttery, Suzy Eddie Izzard, and Ché as The Fates in "Kaos."

Bluesky is finally adding video
Bluesky logo on a smartphone held in someone's hands.

'Kaos' review: Can Netflix’s Greek myth series go the distance?
Jeff Goldblum as Zeus in "Kaos."

Instagram now lets you add words on posts like Reels
Two phones showing Instagram's new ability to add words on top of images.

Google Meet will now take notes for you
The Google Meet screen with four people in a meeting.

'Sonic the Hedgehog 3' trailer puts Keanu Reeves' Shadow up front
Shadow the Hedgehog

'The Line' trailer pulls you into a nightmare frat
The cast of "The Line" walk down the stairs in a frat house.

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