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It’s not racism that makes us value Shakespeare Culture

It’s not racism that makes us value Shakespeare

12th February 2020

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The purity spiral Politics

The purity spiral

10th February 2020

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For the love of Larkin Books

For the love of Larkin

7th February 2020

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The offencerati just got a book tour cancelled

30th January 2020

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TS Eliot’s #MeToo moment Culture

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27th January 2020

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#MeToo, Trump and misreading <em>The Handmaid’s Tale</em> Long-reads

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10th January 2020

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Our cultural highs and lows of 2019 Culture

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25th December 2019

Brendan O'Neill

The witch-hunting of JK Rowling Free Speech

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20th December 2019

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In defence of patriotism Long-reads

In defence of patriotism

20th December 2019

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The exhilarating nihilism of Michel Houellebecq Books

The exhilarating nihilism of Michel Houellebecq

11th November 2019

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‘People should pursue mind-enhancing pleasures’ Books

‘People should pursue mind-enhancing pleasures’

25th October 2019

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In praise of Harold Bloom Books

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18th October 2019

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<em>Virtuoso</em>: reckoning with nihilism Books

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2nd October 2019

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Enid Blyton has been cancelled Culture

Enid Blyton has been cancelled

28th August 2019

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RIP Toni Morrison Culture

RIP Toni Morrison

7th August 2019

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Is this the worst poem ever written? Culture

Is this the worst poem ever written?

30th July 2019
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