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
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
How we killed ideas and kept impressions
We have to rediscover ideas and not just the idea of ideas
Stop blaming Brexit for Britain’s economic ills
It is not only wrong — it distracts us from our real problems
Web of lies
We can combat misinformation with scepticism and content provenance technology
Is Britain a Christian country?
The UK has an established religion alright — the worship of the self
The fixtures that forged a nation
Even if you loathed sport, you could enjoy this book — which is why it can both delight and frustrate
The greats’ Dane
The story of Burton and Gielgud’s famed Broadway production of Hamlet has been turned into a West End play
No questions about the woman question, please
Activists are even being excluded from conversations about activism
Against gorpcore
We have to develop and embrace aesthetics that inspire the imagination
Murders for April
April is the cruellest month, breeding detective fiction out of the dry land
Banning masks from protests is a bad idea
Anonymity can be essential to dissent against tyrannical regimes
