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We’re all Americans now

10th February 2023
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Ireland’s Covid amnesia

19th January 2023
The rise of the spin-off is killing pop culture Culture

The rise of the spin-off is killing pop culture

24th October 2022
JK Rowling and the Rise of Toxic Fandom Books

JK Rowling and the Rise of Toxic Fandom

19th September 2022
Please, no more middle-class memoirs Books

Please, no more middle-class memoirs

16th August 2022
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Why we’re all nostalgic for the Nineties

3rd June 2022
Why we no longer care about the Oscars Culture

Why we no longer care about the Oscars

27th March 2022
<em>The Godfather</em>: high art for the masses Culture

The Godfather: high art for the masses

14th March 2022
The woke are their own worst enemies Identity Politics

The woke are their own worst enemies

24th February 2022
No, we shouldn’t boycott Neil Young Culture

No, we shouldn’t boycott Neil Young

1st February 2022
Sportswashing has backfired spectacularly World

Sportswashing has backfired spectacularly

25th January 2022
Whatever happened to the fighting Irish? World

Whatever happened to the fighting Irish?

11th January 2022

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