I’ll say it: I’m a boyfriend, and proud
Do boyfriends even know they’re embarrassing? What is embarrassing about being in love?
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Labubu and the infantilisation of the West
Why are Brits now unable to sleep without fluffy toys?
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The ring road that strangled Birmingham
The pain of England’s second city comes from political decisions that could have been different. But there is hope for…
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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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