Michael Mosley And The Social Media Plague
Michael Mosley’s disappearance and death quickly became a circus for social media commenters, narcissists and the worst people in the world.
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The Triumph Of The Trivial
The complacency and refusal to change of traditional broadcasters has allowed YouTube to outdo them in almost every aspect.
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Tone Deaf Elitism And Modern Dystopia At The Met Gala
The Met Gala using J.G. Ballard’s apocalyptic short story The Garden of Time as a fashion theme is astonishingly clueless.
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What Fresh Hell Is This? Awfulness In News And Culture
Every day, some minor – or major – irritant makes us irrationally annoyed and inspires us to vent furiously. Here, then, is our new regular round-up of dreadfulness and head-slapping stupidity for you to be aghast at.
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Bruce Lee And The Vibrating Palm
Was the death of Bruce Lee really as simple as we’ve been told? The conspiracy theorists with books and films to sell would like you to believe not.
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You’ll Care About What We Tell You To: The Manipulation Of Christmas TV Advertising
How on earth have we reached the stage where a supermarket Christmas TV ad can be considered important?
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Raindance 2023: Warhol
A London-based study of the creeping malaise of influencer culture and social alienation is nowhere near as profound as it thinks it is.
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This Is Your Life, Boris Karloff
The legendary actor gets the celebrity life story treatment on USTV.
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The Follies Of Dita Von Teese And Hustler
The striptease superstar’s new lingerie range sparks musings on fashion, celebrity and the inherent emptiness of much of the neo-burlesque scene.
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Popular Doesn’t Mean Interesting
News services need to focus on pushing stories that are actually important instead of celebrity trivia and sports results.
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The Misadventures Of Sugar Jones
The comic strip stories of a manipuative fame-seeker and shameless self-publicist seem more pertinent today than when they first appeared.
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Moana Pozzi’s Dance Hits
The musical stylings of Italy’s legendary adult movie icon return to vinyl.
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