The economic conservatism of Queer Eye
Today’s reboot may outshine the original, but its failure to address economic injustice makes the otherwise progressive show more backward than…
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The philosophy of Space Cadets: why living in the moment rescues us from oblivion
Television’s most spectacular hoax was more of a life lesson than a practical joke.
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Exploring dystopia through Nick Drnaso’s Sabrina and other graphic novels
With admirers including Zadie Smith, Drnaso’s uniformly bleak tale is the first comic to be longlisted for the Man Booker…
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How social media killed the pop star interview
Listening to Radio 4’s Archive Hour is a stark reminder of the loss of pop’s great philosophers.
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Hayley Kiyoko and the rise of queer pop
The openly gay pop star places female sexuality front and centre.
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So subtle is The Heiresses that character revolution is scarcely visible to the naked eye
After her vivacious partner’s imprisonment, Chela slowly outgrows her sullen, damp dish-cloth nature.
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Didier Eribon’s Returning to Reims is a potent memoir about the cost of changing class
Eribon feels no nostalgia for working-class life and mores.
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A century on, the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins is still ahead of the times
Tortured visions of a poet priest.
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