Controversial claims to genius
The Genius Myth: The Dangerous Allure of Rebels, Monsters and Rule-Breakers by Helen Lewis
Age of influencers
Central European artists illuminated the national landscape in 1930s Britain
Can jokes in terrible taste ever be funny?
Wisecracks is clearly the work of an academic philosopher adept at teasing out fine distinctions between “offenses” and “harms”
All aboard the ship of self-improvement
Why did NYU withdraw its support before the Floating University had left port?
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Marketing masters
Catching the eye of a buyer in the social media era
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
Get into the groove — why vinyl rocks
On the best sound in popular music
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
Women who play along …
It’s only natural when you come across the aftermath of a collision to wonder who was to blame.
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation