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Mark Watson gets personal Culture

Mark Watson gets personal

7th August 2018
Felicity Ward: a sharp and lovable return Culture

Felicity Ward: a sharp and lovable return

7th August 2018
Sarah Jeong and the battle of the Twittermobs Politics

Sarah Jeong and the battle of the Twittermobs

6th August 2018
James Gunn: brought down by right-wing snowflakes Culture

James Gunn: brought down by right-wing snowflakes

23rd July 2018
Scarlett Johansson and the new cultural police Culture

Scarlett Johansson and the new cultural police

16th July 2018
The King and I: a West End treat Culture

The King and I: a West End treat

10th July 2018
Ocean’s 8: A Feminist Flop Culture

Ocean’s 8: A Feminist Flop

21st June 2018
Lionel Shriver is right about the diversity industry Books

Lionel Shriver is right about the diversity industry

13th June 2018
The hole at the heart of the new Star Wars films Culture

The hole at the heart of the new Star Wars films

8th June 2018
Who’s afraid of the N-word? Culture

Who’s afraid of the N-word?

29th May 2018
Cannes is a celebration of diversity Culture

Cannes is a celebration of diversity

21st May 2018
Eurovision is about camp, not politics Culture

Eurovision is about camp, not politics

14th May 2018

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‘This is America’: a masterclass in ambiguity Culture

‘This is America’: a masterclass in ambiguity

11th May 2018
Treating Kanye like an Uncle Tom Culture

Treating Kanye like an Uncle Tom

27th April 2018
The comics who are waging war on comedy Free Speech

The comics who are waging war on comedy

13th April 2018
The trans-gressions of Ricky Gervais Culture

The trans-gressions of Ricky Gervais

3rd April 2018
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