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HG Wells: nightmares of a better world Books

HG Wells: nightmares of a better world

13th February 2020

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It’s not racism that makes us value Shakespeare Culture

It’s not racism that makes us value Shakespeare

12th February 2020

Gavin Haynes

The purity spiral Politics

The purity spiral

10th February 2020

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For the love of Larkin Books

For the love of Larkin

7th February 2020

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The offencerati just got a book tour cancelled

30th January 2020

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TS Eliot’s #MeToo moment Culture

TS Eliot’s #MeToo moment

27th January 2020

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#MeToo, Trump and misreading <em>The Handmaid’s Tale</em> Long-reads

#MeToo, Trump and misreading The Handmaid’s Tale

10th January 2020

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Our cultural highs and lows of 2019 Culture

Our cultural highs and lows of 2019

25th December 2019

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The witch-hunting of JK Rowling Free Speech

The witch-hunting of JK Rowling

20th December 2019

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In defence of patriotism Long-reads

In defence of patriotism

20th December 2019

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The exhilarating nihilism of Michel Houellebecq Books

The exhilarating nihilism of Michel Houellebecq

11th November 2019

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‘People should pursue mind-enhancing pleasures’

25th October 2019

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In praise of Harold Bloom Books

In praise of Harold Bloom

18th October 2019

Jacob Reynolds

<em>Virtuoso</em>: reckoning with nihilism Books

Virtuoso: reckoning with nihilism

2nd October 2019

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Enid Blyton has been cancelled Culture

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28th August 2019

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RIP Toni Morrison Culture

RIP Toni Morrison

7th August 2019
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