First Thoughts: The British pet obsession, solving the lorry driver crisis, and yet another statue scandal
The nation’s concern for Pen Farthing’s animals might have more to do with Victorian attitudes of those who are “deserving”…
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“Class has dropped out of the feminist picture”: Amia Srinivasan on The Right to Sex
The Oxford philosopher on porn, Plato, and how feminism turned away from the plight of the worst-off women.
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The Covid-19 lab leak hypothesis proves it matters what – and who – defines a conspiracy theory
A year ago, even raising the possibility of a lab leak seemed unacceptable. But public sentiment in the West is…
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A promised parcel has yet to arrive. It gets me thinking about what else is missing in my life
There is so much lacking. Financial security, happiness, pictures on the walls, space, love. Not to mention trousers.
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If I had my time again, I’d go to the party I snubbed – full of rich, single women
The invitation seems like a good idea until Saturday dawns, and I am neither looking nor feeling my best.
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When I first saw my face on the side of a building, I couldn’t quite believe it was real
I don’t mean like an image of the Virgin Mary in an Italian hill town, visible only to true believers.…
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In Brighton, you never know who might run into you. Or who might run you over…
One of the most delightful things about Brighton is that every bus has someone’s name on the front, resurrecting the…
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Letter of the week: When the fog descends
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