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13/3/26

Louis Theroux’s Foray into the Manosphere Only Scratches the Surface of the Societal Malaise that Makes it Possible

Louis Theroux's new Netflix documentary on the manosphere did a good job of showing up some of the worst offenders. But he only scratched the surface of the societal malaise that makes it possible, says Joanna Gray.

10/3/26

Proper Comedy Was Unleashed

HOPE Not Hate has branded Comedy Unleashed a "far-Right rally" and is trying to cancel it. But fear not, says Jack Watson: its gig in Leeds last weekend was hilarious, like comedy used to be.

5/2/26

This Book by a Dissenting Climate Scientist is the Perfect Red Pill for the Curious

Dr Jules de Waart is the latest climate scientist to publish a book dissenting from the alarmist climate orthodoxy. Dr Tilak Doshi says it's the perfect red pill for the uncertain and curious.

17/1/26

The Problem with ‘Peer Review’

'Peer review' is seen as the guarantor of quality in scholarship. But all the great science was done before its arrival, says Prof James Alexander. Too often it's a way for mediocre academics to scotch pioneering work.

14/1/26

Obituary: Scott Adams (1957–2026)

Scott Adams is gone. Or, to use his own language, he has successfully transitioned out of this particular simulation. To the world, Scott was the guy who drew Dilbert. If you were paying attention, that was just the start.

2/1/26

A Defence of Nostalgia

Some dismiss the current wave of nostalgia as mere rose-tinted 'shitstalgia'. But in a world that only ever seems to get worse, people are right to yearn for the simple comforts of yesteryear, says Andy Simpson.

2/1/26

If Those Who Pushed the Covid Vaccines Go to Trial, This Book Should be Exhibit A for the Prosecution

Prof Roger Watson reviews Dr Clare Craig's Spiked: a shot in the dark, a book, he says, that even as a lockdown sceptic and someone with a son who had a stroke because of the Pfizer vaccine, was still a marmalade dropper.

21/12/25

Podcasts are Making Us More Isolated Than Ever

Podcasts are great. But by leading us to spend our time wearing headphones listening to others chat, they're leaving us more isolated than ever, says Joanna Gray. What we need are podcasts that bring us together.

20/12/25

Comedy Like It Ought to Be

Roger Watson's jaws are still aching following the FSU Christmas Comedy Benefit, hosted by Dominic Frisby. "This was comedy like it used to be: offensive, insightful and most importantly, hilarious."

20/12/25

Political Conjugations

Everyone assumes that words have straightforward meanings. Philosophers because they want them to and politicians because they need them to. But the first law of politics is that words are ambiguous, says James Alexander.

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