The discomforting nostalgia of the American sitcom
New releases are tapping in to the cosy sentimentality of cult classics – and social conservatism
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Megan Nolan
Megan Nolan is a writer of essays, criticism and fiction born in Ireland and based in New York.
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We should be chilled by Mangione’s alleged actions – but also by the nihilism in American society that drove…
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Katie Kitamura’s study of social dynamics
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The Andrew Tate problem
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Eimear McBride’s literature of desire
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Weight-loss drugs and the supremacy of thinness
Anyone who has struggled with weight or eating disorders has dreamt of a magical fix. Now, it seems, we…
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Alan Hollinghurst’s intimate vision
In the quietly remarkable novel Our Evenings, loving attention is paid to a mother-and-son relationship.
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P Diddy and the myth of the “open secret”
In many cases, when famous men are accused of sexual misdeeds, there was never any secrecy at all –…
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