Marie Le Conte
Marie Le Conte is a freelance political journalist based in London, and author of Haven’t You Heard? Gossip, Politics and Power (535).
It was absurd we accepted lockdown
It isn’t just the parties that should make us so angry, but the draconian restrictions themselves
The eye of the storm
Marie Le Conte on the bruising experience of inadvertently becoming the target of a Twitter feeding frenzy
Should puberty be optional?
Girls deserve a better deal growing up — but avoiding puberty isn’t the answer
Boris brings up the rear
The prime minister is consistent only in his untidiness and unpreparedness
Erwin Schulhoff: Violin sonatas (Orfeo/FHR)
Virtuosity amidst violence
Ukraine war is not an example of “toxic masculinity”
History suggests that female rulers are far more likely to start wars than their male counterparts
The People’s Republic of Worcester College
A student dares to cross the red quad and speak out about a shoddy show trial
Dress rehearsal
A 2015 comedy starring Volodymyr Zelensky is now showing on Channel 4
What lies ahead for the Australian election?
Labor’s Anthony Albanese might have a chance
Ukraine’s Passion
As we confront radical evil, we should look to the lesson of Good Friday
Bring back Victorian YIMBY-ism
We cling to the buildings our 19th century forebears left behind, but they would decry our squeamishness
Unearthly study of life and death
Yukio Mishima concealed his poignant political commentary in a run-of-the-mill science fiction novel