The BBC, a class apart
Michael Collins says the corporation is fighting the wrong war, as usual
Down with the Crown
The Sussexes are just one minor factor among a number that could ultimately lead to the demise of the monarchy
Why I’m no longer talking to black people about race
The race debate has been taken over by grifters with a vested interest in a booming equalities industry
American Utopia
Facts are overlooked in American Utopia’s HBO concert film to accommodate the systemic white racism narrative
A quick exit…
Our way of death has become increasingly mawkish. Far better to opt for a swift cremation, without frills or power ballads
America’s Southern Gothic Moment
Why is the American south still regarded as repository for all the shortcomings of America?
The wrong kind of race murder
It’s double standards that the killing of white schoolboy Richard Everitt achieved none of the notoriety of Stephen Lawrence’s death
Teens on screen
The coming of age genre is experiencing a renaissance
Lana Del Rey’s poetic dream
The news is bad, but on Del Rey’s watch the poetry is sometimes pretty good, and getting better
Ripley returns
Rejoice, Ripley is back! But why are we so drawn to Patricia Highsmith’s anti-hero?