Janet H Anderson
@janethanderson.bsky.social
Journalist, podcaster, campaigns/advocacy consultant. Atrocity crimes, human rights, conflict.
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With immense thanks to the corpus of stellar @justsecurity.org analysis on international humanitarian law, I hope those preparing for Spring semester courses can benefit from this curated supplement. Please share with anyone who could use!
Teaching a legal course this semester where recent armed conflict events are relevant, or know someone who is?
The IHL Syllabus Supplement connects educators with salient law and policy discussions.
Curated from JS archives by @bechamilton.bsky.social and Danae Askar.
The IHL Syllabus Supplement connects educators with salient law and policy discussions.
Curated from JS archives by @bechamilton.bsky.social and Danae Askar.
International Humanitarian Law: Syllabus Supplements
This syllabus supplement offers curated articles intended to be combined with traditional casebooks in a law or higher ed classroom.
www.justsecurity.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
With immense thanks to the corpus of stellar @justsecurity.org analysis on international humanitarian law, I hope those preparing for Spring semester courses can benefit from this curated supplement. Please share with anyone who could use!
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Excellent article by @janethanderson.bsky.social summarizing the main themes of this year’s Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court www.justiceinfo.net/en/153443-af... via @justiceinfo.bsky.social
After the ICC Assembly, the elephants remain in the room
While everything indicates that Prosecutor Karim Khan has already left the stage, the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court, which has just concluded, refused to address the e...
www.justiceinfo.net
December 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Excellent article by @janethanderson.bsky.social summarizing the main themes of this year’s Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court www.justiceinfo.net/en/153443-af... via @justiceinfo.bsky.social
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“I can’t think of any other way to describe it but an attack on the independence of the judiciary and the ICC's independence as an institution, which is why I’m so interested in the public hearing this.” @naomiohreally.bsky.social interviews ICC Judge Kim Prost.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
“I can’t think of any other way to describe it but an attack on the independence of the judiciary and the ICC's independence as an institution, which is why I’m so interested in the public hearing this.” @naomiohreally.bsky.social interviews ICC Judge Kim Prost.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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The incumbent and former ICC judges targeted by this coercive measure (Article 70 crime, by the way):
- Tomoko Akane
- Rosario Aitala
- Sergio Ugalde Godínez
- Haykel Ben Mahfoudh
- Piotr Hofmański
- Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza
- Bertram Schmitt
- Reine Alapini-Gansou
- Tomoko Akane
- Rosario Aitala
- Sergio Ugalde Godínez
- Haykel Ben Mahfoudh
- Piotr Hofmański
- Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza
- Bertram Schmitt
- Reine Alapini-Gansou
December 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The incumbent and former ICC judges targeted by this coercive measure (Article 70 crime, by the way):
- Tomoko Akane
- Rosario Aitala
- Sergio Ugalde Godínez
- Haykel Ben Mahfoudh
- Piotr Hofmański
- Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza
- Bertram Schmitt
- Reine Alapini-Gansou
- Tomoko Akane
- Rosario Aitala
- Sergio Ugalde Godínez
- Haykel Ben Mahfoudh
- Piotr Hofmański
- Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza
- Bertram Schmitt
- Reine Alapini-Gansou
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⚡️The Moscow City "Court" convicted the ICC Prosecutor & 8 sitting/former judges of "unlawful prosecution" of Russian citizens (because one of them got so upset). ICC officials were sentenced in absentia (keep it that way!) to jail terms of 3.5-15 years. Karim Khan received 15.
December 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
⚡️The Moscow City "Court" convicted the ICC Prosecutor & 8 sitting/former judges of "unlawful prosecution" of Russian citizens (because one of them got so upset). ICC officials were sentenced in absentia (keep it that way!) to jail terms of 3.5-15 years. Karim Khan received 15.
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'Rusland geeft ICC-rechters symbolische celstraf uit woede om arrestatiebevelen'
Rusland geeft ICC-rechters symbolische celstraf uit woede om arrestatiebevelen
Een rechtbank in Moskou heeft meerdere topfiguren van het Internationaal Strafhof (ICC) een celstraf opgelegd. De straffen zijn vooral symbolisch, omdat Rusland het ICC niet erkent. Het lijkt een reac...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
'Rusland geeft ICC-rechters symbolische celstraf uit woede om arrestatiebevelen'
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This trial is also the result of the cooperation of a Joint Team, including a number of states, Europol and the International Criminal Court (ICC). So we asked @luigiprosperi.bsky.social what kind of precedent this can set for the ICC’s cooperation with States
December 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This trial is also the result of the cooperation of a Joint Team, including a number of states, Europol and the International Criminal Court (ICC). So we asked @luigiprosperi.bsky.social what kind of precedent this can set for the ICC’s cooperation with States
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In November, the trial for an Eritrean alleged human trafficker took place in the Netherlands. There was a lot to unpack, so we asked @mirjamvanreisen.bsky.social how significant this trial is + how Eritrean organisations operate
Listen:
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In November, the trial for an Eritrean alleged human trafficker took place in the Netherlands. There was a lot to unpack, so we asked @mirjamvanreisen.bsky.social how significant this trial is + how Eritrean organisations operate
Listen:
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Justice Update – Dutch Trial for alleged human trafficker with Mirjam van Reisen
In this episode, we discuss the Dutch trial for an Eritrean alleged human trafficker accused of leading an organisation in Libya. Mirjam van Reisen tells us more about it. And we explore how the IC…
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December 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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In November, the trial for an Eritrean alleged human trafficker took place in the Netherlands. There was a lot to unpack, so we asked @mirjamvanreisen.bsky.social how significant this trial is + how Eritrean organisations operate
Listen:
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In November, the trial for an Eritrean alleged human trafficker took place in the Netherlands. There was a lot to unpack, so we asked @mirjamvanreisen.bsky.social how significant this trial is + how Eritrean organisations operate
Listen:
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
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#HumanTrafficking [podcast] - Eritrean Amanuel Walid was arguably the highest human trafficker to stand trial in Europe. Our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts draw lessons from this trial in the Netherlands + an upcoming one at the International Criminal Court.
www.justiceinfo.net/en/153530-hu...
www.justiceinfo.net/en/153530-hu...
Human trafficking, crime of the highest order
Eritrean Amanuel Walid was arguably the highest human trafficker to stand trial in Europe. Our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts draw lessons from this trial in the Netherlands and an upcoming one at ...
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December 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#HumanTrafficking [podcast] - Eritrean Amanuel Walid was arguably the highest human trafficker to stand trial in Europe. Our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts draw lessons from this trial in the Netherlands + an upcoming one at the International Criminal Court.
www.justiceinfo.net/en/153530-hu...
www.justiceinfo.net/en/153530-hu...
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Who is at the leadership of the networks trafficking migrants from #Eritrea, through #Libya and to Europe? @mirjamvanreisen.bsky.social tells us about the recent trial for alleged Eritrean trafficker Walid in the Netherlands, how the organisations operate and change over time
Who is at the leadership of the networks trafficking migrants from #Eritrea, through #Libya and to Europe? @mirjamvanreisen.bsky.social tells us about the recent trial for alleged Eritrean trafficker Walid in the Netherlands, how the organisations operate and change over time
December 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Who is at the leadership of the networks trafficking migrants from #Eritrea, through #Libya and to Europe? @mirjamvanreisen.bsky.social tells us about the recent trial for alleged Eritrean trafficker Walid in the Netherlands, how the organisations operate and change over time
Who is at the leadership of the networks trafficking migrants from #Eritrea, through #Libya and to Europe? @mirjamvanreisen.bsky.social tells us about the recent trial for alleged Eritrean trafficker Walid in the Netherlands, how the organisations operate and change over time
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#InternationalCriminalCourt - While everything indicates that Prosecutor Karim Khan has already left the stage, the Assembly of States Parties to the #ICC, refused to address the elephant in the room.
This year, there were several of them.
www.justiceinfo.net/en/153443-af...
#ASP24
This year, there were several of them.
www.justiceinfo.net/en/153443-af...
#ASP24
After the ICC Assembly, the elephants remain in the room
While everything indicates that Prosecutor Karim Khan has already left the stage, the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court, which has just concluded, refused to address the e...
www.justiceinfo.net
December 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
#InternationalCriminalCourt - While everything indicates that Prosecutor Karim Khan has already left the stage, the Assembly of States Parties to the #ICC, refused to address the elephant in the room.
This year, there were several of them.
www.justiceinfo.net/en/153443-af...
#ASP24
This year, there were several of them.
www.justiceinfo.net/en/153443-af...
#ASP24
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This issue has been explained very thoroughly in an episode of @asymmetricalh.bsky.social discussing the investigations into crimes committed against migrants in Libya www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
Justice Update – Migrant traffickers on trial in Europe
How come two Eritrean men are on trial in Italy and the Netherlands connected to human trafficking in Libya? With Gerben Wilbrink for the Dutch prosecution, Giorgia Righi for the Italians, and Nico…
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December 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This issue has been explained very thoroughly in an episode of @asymmetricalh.bsky.social discussing the investigations into crimes committed against migrants in Libya www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
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Why plead guilty at an international tribunal? And is it common for women to be war criminals? Olivera Simic has written a new book on former Bosnian Serb president Biljana Plavsic. Episode out now👇
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@janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social
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@janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social
Episode 148 – Madam War Criminal with Olivera Simic
Why do people plead guilty at an international tribunal? And is it common for women to be war criminals? Olivera Simic, examines former Bosnian Serb president Biljana Plavsic. If it’s interesting, …
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December 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Why plead guilty at an international tribunal? And is it common for women to be war criminals? Olivera Simic has written a new book on former Bosnian Serb president Biljana Plavsic. Episode out now👇
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
@janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social
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@janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social
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The ICC has an “existential crisis.” Can its members find a way out of it? #CriminalLaw www.justiceinfo.net/en/152952-ic...
ICC, the “headless” court
As the Annual Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court (ICC) opens today, Justice Info reviews the main challenges facing a court in mortal danger, attacked on many sides, abando...
www.justiceinfo.net
December 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The ICC has an “existential crisis.” Can its members find a way out of it? #CriminalLaw www.justiceinfo.net/en/152952-ic...
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Senior Lithuanian journalists are accusing parliament of attempting to take control of the national broadcaster by making it easier for politicians to fire its director.
www.occrp.org/en/news/lith...
www.occrp.org/en/news/lith...
Lithuanian Journalists Accuse Populist Party of Threatening Independence of Public Broadcaster
Senior Lithuanian journalists are accusing parliament of attempting to take control of the national broadcaster by making it easier for politicians to fire its director.
www.occrp.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Senior Lithuanian journalists are accusing parliament of attempting to take control of the national broadcaster by making it easier for politicians to fire its director.
www.occrp.org/en/news/lith...
www.occrp.org/en/news/lith...
Rare good news 4 #ICC on 1st day annual meeting: Libyan Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri transferred from Germany. He’s alleged to have committed directly, ordered or overseen crimes against humanity + war crimes; murder, torture, rape + sexual violence at Mitiga prison. (Pic of prison from earlier).
December 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Rare good news 4 #ICC on 1st day annual meeting: Libyan Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri transferred from Germany. He’s alleged to have committed directly, ordered or overseen crimes against humanity + war crimes; murder, torture, rape + sexual violence at Mitiga prison. (Pic of prison from earlier).
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ICC, the “headless” court, opens its assembly of states parties today, by @janethanderson.bsky.social
www.justiceinfo.net/en/152952-ic...
www.justiceinfo.net/en/152952-ic...
ICC, the “headless” court
As the Annual Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court (ICC) opens today, Justice Info reviews the main challenges facing a court in mortal danger, attacked on many sides, abando...
www.justiceinfo.net
December 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
ICC, the “headless” court, opens its assembly of states parties today, by @janethanderson.bsky.social
www.justiceinfo.net/en/152952-ic...
www.justiceinfo.net/en/152952-ic...
Lots of talk of keeping the ICC going at #ASP24 despite sanctions. But court’s issues extend well beyond the Washington pressures. www.justiceinfo.net/en/152952-ic...
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Lots of talk of keeping the ICC going at #ASP24 despite sanctions. But court’s issues extend well beyond the Washington pressures. www.justiceinfo.net/en/152952-ic...
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International law needs better stories.
"If we lose sight of history when asking about the future of international law after #Gaza, we risk thinking that before Gaza there existed a pure, moral core."
I wrote about law, history, and power in @nrc.nl
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
"If we lose sight of history when asking about the future of international law after #Gaza, we risk thinking that before Gaza there existed a pure, moral core."
I wrote about law, history, and power in @nrc.nl
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Opinie | Gaza laat zien: het internationaal recht heeft betere verhalen nodig
Het internationaal recht zoals we het nu kennen, komt voort uit koloniale West-Europese machtsstrijden, expansie en verovering, stelt Lucy Gaynor. Dus wat zijn de ‘fundamenten’ die afgebroken worden?
www.nrc.nl
November 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
International law needs better stories.
"If we lose sight of history when asking about the future of international law after #Gaza, we risk thinking that before Gaza there existed a pure, moral core."
I wrote about law, history, and power in @nrc.nl
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
"If we lose sight of history when asking about the future of international law after #Gaza, we risk thinking that before Gaza there existed a pure, moral core."
I wrote about law, history, and power in @nrc.nl
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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We reviewed 'They Would Never Hurt a Fly' by Slavenka Drakulić with friend of the pod @vukusiciva.bsky.social
We asked Iva what she thought when she first read the book when it came out in 2003, and what atmosphere there was in terms of accountability for war crimes
We reviewed 'They Would Never Hurt a Fly' by Slavenka Drakulić with friend of the pod @vukusiciva.bsky.social
We asked Iva what she thought when she first read the book when it came out in 2003, and what atmosphere there was in terms of accountability for war crimes
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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We reviewed 'They Would Never Hurt a Fly' by Slavenka Drakulić with friend of the pod @vukusiciva.bsky.social
We asked Iva what she thought when she first read the book when it came out in 2003, and what atmosphere there was in terms of accountability for war crimes
We reviewed 'They Would Never Hurt a Fly' by Slavenka Drakulić with friend of the pod @vukusiciva.bsky.social
We asked Iva what she thought when she first read the book when it came out in 2003, and what atmosphere there was in terms of accountability for war crimes
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The Guardian: "One of the oddest UN resolutions in history seeks to solidify shaky Gaza ceasefire into an enduring peace" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
One of the oddest UN resolutions in history seeks to solidify shaky Gaza ceasefire into an enduring peace
The hazy UN resolution dictates that Trump’s ‘board of peace’ will supervise an International Stabilisation Force, whose membership is as yet undetermined
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The Guardian: "One of the oddest UN resolutions in history seeks to solidify shaky Gaza ceasefire into an enduring peace" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Out Now: What is the state of accountability for the children of Ukraine?
We asked @thordiskolbrun.bsky.social, the Council of Europe's Special Representative on this issue, what we know today about the children + which avenues for justice are there
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
We asked @thordiskolbrun.bsky.social, the Council of Europe's Special Representative on this issue, what we know today about the children + which avenues for justice are there
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
Justice Update – Accountability for Ukraine’s Children
What do we know now about the illegal transfer of children from Ukraine to Russia and what kind of crime might it be? We chat to Thordis Gylfadottir of the Council of Europe. If you found this inte…
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November 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Out Now: What is the state of accountability for the children of Ukraine?
We asked @thordiskolbrun.bsky.social, the Council of Europe's Special Representative on this issue, what we know today about the children + which avenues for justice are there
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
We asked @thordiskolbrun.bsky.social, the Council of Europe's Special Representative on this issue, what we know today about the children + which avenues for justice are there
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
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My old friend Predrag talks to the Groene about the #ICTY #archives which are now in danger of disappearing from the internet, and into some dusty boxes no one can find. We need to protect it and keep it available for research #History #Accountability #Research #Justice www.groene.nl/artikel/het-...
Wat gaat er gebeuren met het archief van het Joegoslavië Tribunaal? En is dat de verantwoordelijkheid van Nederland? De klok tikt
Het is het grootste oorlogsmisdrijvenarchief ter wereld, maar vooralsnog is onduidelijk wat er gaat gebeuren met het archief van het Joegoslavië Tribunaal. ‘Ze lijken niet te beseffen dat dit archief ...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
My old friend Predrag talks to the Groene about the #ICTY #archives which are now in danger of disappearing from the internet, and into some dusty boxes no one can find. We need to protect it and keep it available for research #History #Accountability #Research #Justice www.groene.nl/artikel/het-...
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Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the 4-year siege of the city in the 90s. Add SNIPER TOURISM to the list of obscenities. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the 4-year siege of the city in the 90s. Add SNIPER TOURISM to the list of obscenities. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Catch up with all the latest developments on accountability for the women of #Afghanistan including prospects for the new investigative mechanism and the recent Women’s Tribunal. Along with developments at #ICJ and #ICC.
Listen here 👇
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Catch up with all the latest developments on accountability for the women of #Afghanistan including prospects for the new investigative mechanism and the recent Women’s Tribunal. Along with developments at #ICJ and #ICC.
Listen here 👇
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 147 – Afghanistan Accountability Avenues with Shaharzad Akbar
What are the realistic avenues to accountability especially for the women of Afghanistan. Shaharzad Akbar dicusses all the current possibilities. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe and leave u…
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November 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Out now!
Catch up with all the latest developments on accountability for the women of #Afghanistan including prospects for the new investigative mechanism and the recent Women’s Tribunal. Along with developments at #ICJ and #ICC.
Listen here 👇
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
Catch up with all the latest developments on accountability for the women of #Afghanistan including prospects for the new investigative mechanism and the recent Women’s Tribunal. Along with developments at #ICJ and #ICC.
Listen here 👇
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...