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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. Especially Australian horror.

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, sustainabledesign, non-dinosaurs, must-read books, Sol's shirts on Grace and Frankie, 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.


Areas of Expertise

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Radhika Apte sits in a room in the film "Sister Midnight."


The rise of drag on Twitch
An illustration of a drag queen singing, surrounded by lush pastel colours.

34 bloody excellent Australian horror movies that'll mess you up (and where to watch them)
Ten posters for Australian horror films are pasted up on a wall.

Latest From Shannon Connellan
YouTube is testing AI Overviews in search results
YouTube logo shown on a smartphone.

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey vibing to 'Xanadu' is deeply healing
Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal sit across a table from one another.

Perplexity's voice assistant is now available on iOS
Perplexity's voice assistant shown in a mock-up of an iPhone on a pink background.


'Heartstopper' is set to end with a movie
Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke) look lovingly at one another in "Heartstopper" Season 3.


'The Last of Us' Season 2, episode 2: Gamers knew it was coming. It still hurts like hell.
Bella Ramsey looks shocked in "The Last of Us," and yeah. Valid.





Netflix announces Fred and Rosemary West true crime documentary with chilling trailer
The 12 victims of Fred and Rose West, shown in photographs.

Stephen Colbert and Alan Cumming's 'Billionaires Are Actually Good' song is a chilling bop
Stephen Colbert and Alan Cumming sing a song in a mansion.



'The Last of Us' Season 2 perfectly recreates Ellie and Dina's dance scene
Ellie and Dina embrace at the dance in "The Last of Us" Season 2.







Nintendo announces 'Mario Kart World' during Switch 2 stream
Mario is shown racing on a track in the game "Mario Kart World."


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