Gay pride
Unicorn Frappuccino Instagram Barbie
The meaninglessness of Ariana Grande
Bad camp
These days, Pride is a real drag
When the left loves flags
Modish causes satisfy tribal instincts
The LGBTQ+ monkeypox failure
Gay men have been failed by a lobby that trades in fear rather than facts
Visual mess
The pride flag has ended up symbolising nothing at all
The bravery of big corporations
They don’t bother with the flag in their Arab outlets, because Islamic culture is far more progressive
Go woke, go broke?
The collapse of Vice Media is a story of an American left — aggressive, iconoclastic, irreverent — that no longer exists
Young people are not as pro-immigration as you think
The idea that young people are uniformly “woke” is a silly myth
Maligning the missionaries
Should the Church of England regret the promotion of Christianity?
Justin’s dilemma
Spears got slutshamed; Timberlake was the stud
Torygeddon
The Conservatives face an extinction level election, but there’s still time for some prehistoric bloodletting
Ukraine cannot avoid partition
Ukraine must not capitulate and demilitarise, but de-facto partition is now an inevitability
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Parents are being hypocritical about smartphones
Yes, kids use their phones too much, but what about adults?
Light from darkness
Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family and Social Class by Rob Henderson
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
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
