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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
Microsoft outage impacting flights globally. See the latest.
Passengers seated at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand on July 19.



Donald Glover manifests a dream coyote for his 'Hot Ones' journey
Donald Glover raises his arms on "Hot Ones."


Microsoft has let its AI-powered Designer app out of preview mode
Four AI-generated images of avatars from Microsoft Designer.


Seth Meyers takes 'A Closer Look' at the RNC's most awkward moments
Seth Meyers presents a segment about the RNC.

Stephen Colbert gets through 'borrifying' RNC night 3 with bonafide whimsy
Stephen Colbert uses a bubble machine on "The Late Show"



The first hip-hop song beamed into space? Congrats Missy Elliott.
Missy Elliott performs onstage during the Lovers & Friends music festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds.

Netflix's 'Stranger Things' Season 5 behind-the-scenes look is a must for fans
On set for "Stranger Things," four boys put their hands together.

'House of the Dragon' Season 2, episode 5: The dog's still waiting?!
Freddie Fox and Fabien Frankel on horses in "House of the Dragon."





'The Substance' teaser will get under your skin
Demi Moore blows a kiss in "The Substance."

Elliot Page's 'Close to You' trailer promises a moving tale of going home again
Elliot Page in "Close to You".


'House of the Dragon' stars Ewan Mitchell and Fabien Frankel share dragon and horse riding secrets
Ewan Mitchell & Fabien Frankel during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon

Seth Meyers takes a brutal 'Closer Look' at pro-Trump Project 2025
Seth Meyers presents "Late Night" beside an image from "The Last of Us."


What's up with Nintendo and this creepy smiling figure?
A creepy still from "Emio" showing a person with a bag over their head emblazoned with a smile.
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