The Onion has bought InfoWars – but the left can’t win by trolling the right
The giddy excitement surrounding this buyout misunderstands how the right operates.
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Inside Gary Lineker’s Match of the Day exit
Also this week: keeping shrimp and a new role for Hugh Grant.
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Will staff go on strike to block the Observer sale?
Bosses may be weighing plans to jettison the Sunday paper against potential disruption to the global Guardian brand.
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The truth about the Allison Pearson free speech row
Should the police be visiting journalists over the tweets they send?
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How true crime became “victim-centred”
The genre can no longer justify itself in terms of entertainment value alone. Enter the ubiquitous invocation of the victim.
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We need to start learning from Joe Rogan and co
The right is much better at exploiting the populist reach of podcasts and influencers.
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Badenoch’s Thatcher-like qualities will inspire both admiration and horror
Is the new Conservative leader “fresh”, or are we back in 1975? Plus: more drama at the Observer and a…
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Why the Tortoise sale may be good for the Observer
Also this week: reminiscing about print’s heyday and leaving technology at the theatre door.
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