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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

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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 wr

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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 publ

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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.

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

Why foodies are getting excited about foraging

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"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 anon

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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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Normal person + internet anonymity = ?
By Helen Lewis - 14 November 18:08

Talking on Woman's Hour about sexist trolling online.

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Daughters on the stage
By Helen Lewis - 14 November 1:00

What was life like for the first actresses?

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What about the men?
By Helen Lewis - 10 November 15:45

Male writers on whether their experience of online abuse is as bad as women's.

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Stop messing with Jane Austen!
By Helen Lewis - 09 November 12:30

Murder mysteries, zombie horror stories, eye-watering erotic novels - why does everyone rewrite Pride & Prejudice?

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On rape threats and internet trolls
By Helen Lewis - 06 November 13:33

What I've learned about the sexism directed at female bloggers.

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Steve Jobs: monster and genius
By Helen Lewis - 05 November 10:44

An insight into the man who crowdsourced his own marriage.

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"You should have your tongue ripped out": the reality of sexist abuse online
By Helen Lewis - 03 November 13:51

Female bloggers speak out about misogynist comments, rape threats and death threats.

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"Oh Wow": the life and death of Steve Jobs
By Helen Lewis - 01 November 11:32

The last words of the Apple founder revealed a side of him that was usually hidden.

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