Augustine of Hippo
In praise of conversion
Like LGBT campaigners Augustine of Hippo found conversion to be an unbearable assault on his identity
Is Britain on course for abortion up to birth?
Diana Johnson’s amendment creates a medical and legal vacuum that would endanger women and their babies
The dangers of digital media
By abandoning physical media, have we exposed ourselves to censorship and corporate control?
Sexy simplicity
For February, try a palette cleanse
Scullionbait 2: This Time It’s Intersectional
Academics are attacked and AI goes intersectional
Love in a remotely-controlled climate
If we outsource our decisions to
machines, we will be less capable
of navigating our own feelings
Live not by kayfabe
The dark side of professional wrestling is the dark side of institutional life
Everyone should be ashamed over Princess Kate but me
They spread unhinged fantasies while I asked sensible questions
Grizelda Buncome
Peripatetic creative writing tutor
Great Lives — great, The Essay — awful
Radio 3 maintains its course towards self-destruction
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs
The false prophets of war and turmoil
All eight of Whatmore’s subjects would have been astounded by the
stability of the British state through the 19th century
