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Ruth Spencer

Ruth Spencer is a former deputy features editor at Guardian US

February 2025With a new hit film, Netflix has reduced disabled lives to feelgood fodder – and got the facts shockingly wrongArchie Bland and Ruth SpencerThis story about a child with

cerebral palsy is badly misleading – and a slap in the face for families like ours, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition, and Ruth Spencer, a former editor at Guardian

US11 Feb 2025 09.00 CETDecember 20162016 in TVThe best US TV of 2016 … that you probably didn't watchIn the golden age of TV, it’s easy to miss shows that are well worth a look. We picked a

handful of the criminally underrated for your viewing pleasure2 Dec 2016 15.12 CET…… commentsNovember 2016Adrienne Truscott takes back rape jokes: 'Artistic commentary feels like it’s in

peril'The comedian talks about her show Asking For It, comics’ lazy use of sexual assault for laughs and how, post-Trump, rape culture is ‘at the executive level’29 Nov 2016 17.31 CET……

comments'Birth control is a political act': the pre-Trump contraception rush starts nowIn fear of what the new presidency will mean for reproductive rights, women in the US are racing to

secure IUDs14 Nov 2016 18.37 CET…… commentsGlass ceiling watch: America turns its back on electing its first woman presidentSo much of the election has focused on women, and today they

headed to the polls. We documented what this historic day meant to them9 Nov 2016 08.41 CET…… commentsOctober 2016Sarah Paulson on relationships, her Emmy win and female beauty standards7

Oct 2016 11.00 CEST…… commentsElena Ferrante in her own words: ‘To relinquish my anonymity would be very painful’3 Oct 2016 17.12 CEST…… commentsMarch 2016Lucy DeCoutere on the trauma of the

Jian Ghomeshi trial: 'After everything I went through, Jian is free'25 Mar 2016 11.30 CET…… commentsLiving alone is living the dream – but it can be a nightmare tooRuth Spencer9 Mar 2016

12.00 CET…… commentsOctober 2015Canada election: Trudeau promises change after Liberals rout ConservativesFollow live updates as Canada’s Liberal leader Justin Trudeau hopes to oust prime

minister Stephen Harper in country’s closest election in recent history20 Oct 2015 08.38 CEST…… commentsI couldn't vote Stephen Harper out. But who runs Canada still affects meRuth

SpencerThe Canadian prime minister sought a third term on the basis of his economic policies, even as he took away voting rights from Canadians living abroad19 Oct 2015 22.27 CEST……

comments'Canadians of conscience' gather in New York to say no to Harper – video16 Oct 2015 19.50 CEST…… comments'Hillary gets an A-': national high school debaters review Democratic

debate14 Oct 2015 17.29 CEST…… commentsTV and radio blogJulianna Margulies on Alicia Florrick: 'She doesn’t give a damn any more'5 Oct 2015 17.47 CEST…… comments28 September 2015TV and radio

blogTrevor Noah's Daily Show: what he needs to do to succeedThe South African comedian starts his tenure at the Daily Show tonight, but with Jon Stewart being such a tough act to follow

what needs to c

hange or not?28 Sept 2015 17.34 CEST…… comments21 September 2015Emmy awards 2015: huge night for HBO as Game of Thrones sets recordThe HBO show became series with most awards won in a single

year, while Viola Davis became the first African-American woman to win an Emmy for best lead actress on a drama21 Sept 2015 08.19 CEST…… commentsEmmys 2015: Viola Davis makes history with

best actress in drama series winThe How to Get Away with Murder star, who is the first woman of color to win in category, thanked those who have created ‘opportunities’ for black women on

TV21 Sept 2015 05.10 CEST…… commentsEmmys 2015: winners and performances – as it happened21 Sept 2015 05.04 CEST…… commentsEmmys 2015: Inside Amy Schumer wins first-ever variety sketch show

award21 Sept 2015 04.31 CEST…… commentsEmmys 2015: Jeffrey Tambor wins best actor in a comedy for Transparent21 Sept 2015 03.08 CEST…… commentsAbout 267 results for Ruth Spencer1234...