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Children aren’t pets
When did it become okay to degrade children?
Bring back the supermodel
We’ve said goodbye to glamour and gone from Kate Moss to Lottie Moss
Feminism has always been gender critical
Historical feminists knew better than anyone that biological sex is real
Prize-winner reprises and rediscovered tales
From Young Mungo to The Candy House: three new novels to read this month
Spring into bling
Post-pandemic life is a party
I am big, it’s freesat that got small
Rob Hutton takes dictation, very carefully, from our new proprietor
Will Sinn Fein paint the town green?
The nationalist party may triumph in the Stormont elections, but it could prove a hollow victory
This is not normal, this is not OK
Sexually violent images and messages are reaching teenagers through TikTok
Tortured hero of the Giro
The Italian rapscallion
The Critic Books Podcast: Latchkey Ladies
Marjorie Grant’s novel was out of print for over a century
Into the setting sun…
Next summer, head west to Pembrokeshire
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
Ireland’s forgotten wine history
Put down that pint glass and reach for a bottle
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
Humble pie?
Ric Holden is painfully aware that he is only just Holden on to his seat
Perfect victims and a tale of two films
Don’t idealise victims — listen to them
Was Houellebecq right?
Reassessing the French novelist vilified for forecasting the Islamicisation of France
Landfill indie remembered
A Golden Age? It was barely a Plastic Age
