Celebrity Culture
Why so unserious?
Against the cult of relatability
Kanye West and celebrity
Celebrities have always existed to be made examples of
Unicorn Frappuccino Instagram Barbie
The meaninglessness of Ariana Grande
The fame game
Why has talking about books become the preserve of know-nothing celebrities?
Three act tragedy
The Wagatha Christie case reveals the addictive fun of gossip — but also its corrosive power
The Curious Case of RS Archer
What is it about fake online identities that is so appealing?
Barricading the bully pulpit
The Online Harms Bill promises safety for children but protects the very elites who corrupt and harm the young
The war on normativity
Chris Pratt is a man caught in the middle of a growing rift between two Americas
Getting the creeps
How should we cope with the unsettling in everyday life?
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
A Soviet revelation
David Oistrakh: The Warner Remastered Edition (58CDs, 3DVDs)
Bonfire of the verities
Plotting a path through the new politics
The “open borders experiment” is reversible
Keir Starmer can and should change the conditions by which migrants become eligible for Indefinite Leave To Remain status
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
The grand Budapest hotel
The Hungarian Prime Minister’s office gives Orbán the space to think
Vorsprung durch Technik R.I.P.
The vaunted German model really is kaput — bust
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
The death of conservatism?
Individually and collectively, we must choose life
