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Alain de Botton, porn
Alain de Botton's "new kind of porn"
By Helen Lewis - 18 May 11:34

The philosopher wants to "excite our lusts".

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How Belle de Jour got her figures wrong
By Helen Lewis - 26 April 11:57

Brooke Magnanti's skewering of others' bad stats is excellent. It's a shame she isn't blameless herself.

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Tabloid headlines from 1999
A wry, sideways look at odd media-speak
By Helen Lewis - 17 April 12:53
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Noel Edmonds Internet Troll Hunter
Don't leave a comment
By Helen Lewis - 12 April 12:47

What’s the point of turning the net into a giant lavatory wall?

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Hoo-has and passing frenzies
By Helen Lewis - 29 March 15:34

Why do books about female sexuality always end up with such terrifying covers?

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Budget 2012: A great day to be a white middle-aged man sitting in a row
By Helen Lewis - 21 March 16:54
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The coming battle between old and young
By Helen Lewis - 18 March 12:02

Twentysomethings face living standard squeezes, while those in their 60s have never had it so good.

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Mary Roach
The NS Interview: Mary Roach, author
By Helen Lewis - 15 March 22:13

“Nasal congestion is an erection of the nose”.

True love: A neon sign by artist Chris Bracey. Photograph: Getty Images
Can a dating site tell if you're a secret racist?
By Helen Lewis - 12 March 1:00

How the OkCupid website, started by four Harvard geeks, used statistics to unearth its users’ secret preferences and prejudices.

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Police corruption, the duck house of Hackgate and King Lear for girls
By Helen Lewis - 01 March 9:08

Rebekah Brooks's horse is the £1,645 duck house of Hackgate.

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Did the Met betray rape victims to avoid bad PR?
By Helen Lewis - 27 February 17:42

An astonishing allegation in Brian Paddick's evidence to the Leveson Inquiry.

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Take Me Out and the failures of feminism
By Alan White - 17 February 14:28

In this guest post, Alan White says that the ideology has taken a pounding from the postmodernist wrecking ball.

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Why PETA makes me want to eat a barn owl
By Helen Lewis - 16 February 13:32

What's better than domestic violence imagery? Sexy domestic violence imagery!

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Helen, 28, has some thoughts on Page 3
By Helen Lewis - 24 January 17:42

Women's groups appear at the Leveson inquiry to talk about media sexism.

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Does Steven Moffat have a problem with women?
By Helen Lewis - 09 January 14:13

A debate over the Doctor Who and Sherlock writer's attitude to female characters.

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Who is really exploiting Louise Mensch's looks here?
By Helen Lewis - 03 January 14:35

Predictable harrumphing about the Tory MP's photoshoot with GQ.

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Thatcher’s legacy, baby-faced dictators and funny women
By Helen Lewis - 02 January 1:00

Helen Lewis-Hasteley on Maggie and legacy-building, tots with lethal toys and the press and the public interest.

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It's time to give up Twitterstorms
By James Ball - 30 December 15:59

In this guest post, James Ball argues that perpetual outrage is obscuring the truly important issues.

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Feminism's biggest challenge for 2012: justifying its existence
By Helen Lewis - 29 December 15:40

No one likes being told what to do.

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All I want for Christmas is… presents that aren’t bloody pink
By Helen Lewis - 22 December 15:28

The rigid gender division of toys is a problem for both boys and girls.

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“Science tells you that your opinion is worthless. That’s difficult”
By Helen Lewis - 08 December 12:50

The NS Interview: Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw, physicists

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Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady)
By Helen Lewis - 06 December 12:12

Helen Lewis-Hasteley enjoys swooping round Gotham as a superhero.

Jaw-dropping anecdotes, Muslim jokes and Murakami’s sexy ear
By Helen Lewis - 05 December 1:00
Where the wild food is
By Helen Lewis - 05 December 1:00

Why foodies are getting excited about foraging

"I can't die until I've sorted out the filing cabinets"
By Helen Lewis - 03 December 9:53

As Wendy Cope donates her archive of correspondence and diaries to the British Library, is the literary world at last taking her seriously?

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"The web is a bit like the forest in the 14th century: it's totally outside the law"
By Helen Lewis - 01 December 15:16

Shadow media minister Helen Goodman on internet sexism, the future of news -- and the perils of anonymity on the net.

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What can the Leveson Inquiry do about the paparazzi?
By Helen Lewis - 24 November 11:46

While the rest of the press practises its "contrite face", the paps are unabashed.

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My sense of humour failure over "woman on the left"
By Helen Lewis - 22 November 13:20

Why didn't I find the Twitter flutter as entertaining as everyone else?

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“I had some magical trotters on my wedding night”
By Helen Lewis - 16 November 1:00

The NS Interview: Fergus Henderson, chef at St John

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What actresses eat, Herman's gaffes and why I’m turning into Batman
By Helen Lewis - 15 November 15:49

My column from the latest New Statesman magazine.

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