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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The Greatest Film Of All Time? Well…
Digging into the shock announcement of this decade’s Sight and Sound Greatest Film poll winner.
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Is Black Friday Really That Awful?
It’s easy to mock people fighting over discounted TV sets when you can afford to pay the full price.
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Fakers, All: The World Of Self-Mythologising
The false personas, created lifestyles, attention-seeking humblebrags and empty entitlement of the online world.
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Much Ado About Hooters
Politicians and campaigners fear that a new branch of the self-declared ‘delightfully tacky’ fast-food chain will bring the sky falling down – but they’re wrong.
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Blastermind: The Unlikely Celebrity Of Blaster Bates
Looking back at the curious fame of the once-ubiquitous demolition expert turned comedy raconteur.
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Ballerinas And Bondage: The Secret Desires Of L.S. Lowry
The hidden fetish fantasies of one of Britain’s most beloved artists are uncovered in his kinky private work.
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We Don’t Need No Education
Melissa Todd makes the case against sending kids to school.
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The Reprobate Podcast Episode 3: Cooking Lager
In this episode, we chat to beer blogger and alcohol influencer Cooking Lager about the reopening of pubs this weekend, the experience of returning to the boozer after months of isolation, the joys of Wetherspoons, cultural snobbery and eccentric pub chain owners. Best enjoyed with a beer in hand.
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Ale In The Time Of Pandemics
Keri O’Shea returns to the pub after three months, and lives to tell the tale.
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The Price Of Everything And The Value Of Nothing
Historical correspondence destroyed in order to make wealthy fashionistas feel important.
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Vogue’s Christmas Vacation Plans Are Going To Infuriate The Kids
The cluelessly materialistic Christmas plans of British Vogue’s editors are at odds with the furious Communism of the magazine’s teenage offshoot.
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