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Helen Lewis

Helen Lewis is deputy editor of the New Statesman. She tweets @helenlewis

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Ideas
Gamers Against Bigotry is hacked... by gamers in favour of bigotry
24 July 2012

A site which opposed racist, sexist language in online multiplayer is repeatedly taken down by hackers.

North America
Guns don't kill people - Americans do, says Michael Moore
22 July 2012

The Bowling For Columbine director responds to the Aurora shootings.

Music and Performance
Why is Plan B wearing a neo-nazi band's T-shirt?
22 July 2012

The rapper is pictured in a Skrewdriver shirt in Shortlist magazine.

UK Politics
"House of Lords reform? Who gives a f***?"
22 July 2012

Tory donors and activists give their verdict on the coalition.

The Staggers
Vince Cable, 69, thinks the "worship of youth" by political parties may be over
21 July 2012

Whatever could the subtext be?

Newspapers
How the media shouldn't cover a mass murder
21 July 2012

A look at the "Batman killer" front pages.

Books
Forget Mummy Porn, read the 18th-century Fifty Shades of Grey
18 July 2012

The debate about the erotic bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey has focused on its newness – but it’s better understood as a throwback to the 18th century.

Newspapers
It's outrageous to deny girls the cervical cancer vaccine on spurious religious grounds
18 July 2012

A textbook moral panic is unsupported by facts.

Broadcast
No one can tell you why you can't watch the BBC's riots docu-drama (UPDATE: here's why)
17 July 2012

... or who made the decision.

Culture
A foolproof way to improve games journalism: ban the number 7
17 July 2012

It has become meaningless.

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