Jessica Doyle

Writer, mother, practical soul, odd duck. Occasionally I pop in and make a long thread but email ([email protected]) is better for reaching me.

[Jessica Doyle @ofcaladan]

Hello, Twitter. I would like to discuss that "China bans effeminate men from TV" news from last week (e.g. https://t.co/1bIBrOJCt7). And tag frequent China writer @Scholars_Stage, while I'm at it.

Long thread (you've been warned) incoming: 1/

[Jessica Doyle @ofcaladan]

@ESCjoanna @wthisteya Twitter and I have been consciously uncoupling for a while now 😅 but thank you both! I've edited the piece to include proper credit to Ruy Okamura.

[Jessica Doyle @ofcaladan]

The last blast, at least for now, from TSJ (albeit not the blast on "Last Last"). A lot of heartfelt tributes, and my hot takes. If you're on desktop, mouse over the links.

[The Singles Jukebox @SinglesJukebox]

"Is this ending permanent? Nobody knows."

The Singles Jukebox says goodbye: https://t.co/3aVTCY70Pz

[Jessica Doyle @ofcaladan]

@SkorpionUK aww, thank you.

[Jessica Doyle @ofcaladan]

The email calling it (fairly) for @SinglesJukebox went out last night but I didn't see it until just now. Yeah, I'm going to write a thread while crying. We'll see how that goes.

[Kayla B @KaylaBeardslee]

There are so many @SinglesJukebox writers (including me) saying right now that the site changed their life. I'm gonna post something longer later, but I think for now that really communicates the essentials.

[Jessica Doyle @ofcaladan]

@CrowleyHead I would not have predicted this time last year that my beloved Kazakhstani dudes would go independent but they did (earlier this year) and now I just want to spread that good fortune to all the idols

[Jessica Doyle @ofcaladan]

@CrowleyHead At this point I often find myself rooting for idols *not* to renew their contracts (Twice, Joohoney/IM/Minhyuk of MX, now all of Weki Meki) so I get you

[Jessica Doyle @ofcaladan]

@CrowleyHead I have not kept up much, for all the reasons we've talked about (as, ironically, some of my IRL friends have moved into a K-space), but I can offer that "Cruel" has gotten less attention than it deserves

[Jessica Doyle @ofcaladan]

@SkorpionUK and I barely covered the half of it tbh

[Jessica Doyle @ofcaladan]

It's a sad day for the Jukebox but hopefully it's been a happy day for this handsome dude, who's been celebrating his 32nd (Korean count) birthday. I'm grateful for him too.

#여름의_선물같은_성열이의_날. Love to all. May your creative endeavors bring you joy. /end

[Jessica Doyle @ofcaladan]

And also the kind of person who gets comforted and then inspired by learning about pop groups. You can find this silly or consumerist or shallow, and I may well see your point, but that's what I got.

Which brings me to my last (I promise) tweet in this thread.

[Jessica Doyle @ofcaladan]

@SotoAlfred At one point I was told it was the #1 song in the country the week I was born (which was incorrect, I don't know what the song was) and I've been fond of it ever since, partly because it's in my range so I can sing along 😁