Nineties
When youth becomes period drama
The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment
The celebrity trap
Women are punished for becoming the objects they are required to be
The devolution delusion
Britain is stuck with the recycling of failed ideas
Why I still travel with my Rough Guide
The series has no equal
The Nineties: smells like Gen X nostalgia
Chuck Klosterman’s book sheds rose-tinted light on the decade
Don’t ban the billboards
Campaigns against advertising are pure public health fanaticism
Grimdull
The fantasy genre is afflicted by a dull and tedious obsession with adolescent cynicism, prurient scenes and one dimensional anti-heroes
The menopause is no joke
It is time to stop being so facetious about women’s health
The BBC should remember what it’s for
A public broadcaster should exist for truthful journalism, not fashionable pieties
How dark can humour be?
Laughter — even laughter about morbid things — is part of what makes us human
War on Nazis in Oz and in the air
LeBor reviews Our Dad the Nazi Killer and Masters of the Air
Finding the middle ground
Where do the acts too big for pubs but too small for arenas play?
Preparing for the worst
How gender critical commentators are preparing for the impact of the Hate Crime and Public Order Act
The Met is watching you
We are passively accepting the development of a society of hyper-surveillance
Why we should question the charge of “Islamophobia”
Valid criticism of beliefs and behaviour should not be equated with hateful bigotry
Do hurt people hurt people?
This popular cliché attempts to be generous but ends up implying that victims are tainted
