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The Latest Articles by Arwa Mahdawi

Was Taylor Swift wrong to use the word ‘fat’ in a video? That’s how I used to feel whenever I weighed myself

Some very vocal people were outraged by the video for the new single Anti-Hero. But when you’re dealing with eating disorders, sometimes there’s no escaping the f-word, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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How bad will Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover be? My guess is he’ll get bored of it

It seems inevitable he’ll allow more abuse and restore Trump’s account – but it’s still a niche platform most people don’t use

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A deepfake video of Joe Biden singing the children’s song Baby Shark isn’t funny – it is deeply worrying

The clip started out as a joke, but that doesn’t stop something gaining its own nefarious life online

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My wife almost died because I delayed a visit to ER – but there’s a reason I avoid US hospitals

She woke me in the night with stomach pains, which I dismissed as gas. Her treatment was great, but we are still waiting for the bill and US healthcare can be cruelly expensive, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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James Corden may be the ‘male Ellen’ but that means his career will likely be fine

Women are consistently held to higher ethical standards than men, so the allegations about Corden’s nasty behavior likely won’t destroy him

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Apple-picking, leaf-peeping, pumpkin patches: you can keep the lot. Autumn is rubbish

Americans worship the season they call “fall”. But I’ll never be a believer

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A social network for bigots? No wonder Kanye West wants to buy Parler

The rapper’s antisemitic remarks have got him banned from Twitter and Instagram. But here’s a safe space where he’ll be able to say just what he likes, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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The misogynistic hate being flung at Angelina Jolie over her divorce feels like Amber Heard all over again

I of course don’t know what happened between Jolie and Brad Pitt, but the social media vigilantes have clearly decided they do, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Tories, if you want growth, growth, growth, legalise marijuana – and slap a hefty sin tax on it

Suella Braverman wants to make cannabis a class A drug, just as other countries are taking a liberal approach, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Why oh why don’t kids these days look hot, laments Fox News host, 58

Greg Gutfeld’s creepy rant is just the latest example of the US right’s obsession with sex

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Anti-abortion extremist Herschel Walker is a raging hypocrite. Surprised?

Walker would hardly be the first Republican to think abortion is ‘OK for me, evil for thee’

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Hurricane Ian was less a natural disaster than a human-made one. We must stop building on swamps

As millions of Floridians can confirm, there are better places for homes than wetland in a hurricane zone

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Want to date a hot rightwinger? Sick of all that woke nonsense? I’ve just the app for you!

Founded by Trump advisers, backed by billionaire Trumpite Peter Thiel, The Right Stuff is a safe zone for anyone allergic to pronouns and liberals. Will it do better than all its predecessors?

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The world is done with Wife Guys. Thank goodness for that

The story of a philandering star drew attention to an archetype based on our very low standards for straight men

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Money isn’t important! Take it from Google’s multimillionaire CEO

What’s more annoying than a very rich boss cutting his staff’s benefits? A very rich boss announcing it shouldn’t stop them having fun

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It is great that little girls now have role models so they, too, can grow up to be crazed world leaders

Britain has its third female prime minister and Italy is likely to get its first. That’s progress, right? Well, only if you can ignore their policies

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US anti-abortion extremists are already waging war on IVF

Republicans have made it very clear that they aren’t going to stop at abortion: they’re coming for birth control and fertility treatments

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Better than Bulgaria but not as nice as Cuba: how did the US become such an awful place to live?

The land of the free is heading for ‘developing country’ status, based on a UN index that ranks quality of life. The UK’s not doing much better, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Did Trump really hide classified documents in his former wife’s grave? Or is the left now as bonkers as the right?

It’s easy to believe anything when it comes to the ex-president, but #Casketgate shows how liberals are just as happy as their opponents to embrace far-fetched conspiracy theories, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Little Mermaid’s racist critics pollute magical undersea world with bigotry

If your reaction to little Black girls feeling included is to dismiss is it as ‘woke’, then there is something deeply wrong with you

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Celebrities, let me fix this for you – you’re not ‘humbled’ to win something, you are ‘honoured’

If you can’t tell the difference, I have a horrible punishment in mind for you – whether you’re the boss of Apple TV or the president of the US, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Guess what, women can vote! Is that why even hardline anti-abortion Republicans are backtracking?

In the weeks after Roe v Wade was overturned, there was a huge rush to register to vote. Now rightwing candidates are toning down their rhetoric but history tells us they can’t be trusted, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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New ‘objective’ CNN appears to be making itself objectively rightwing

The cable network’s CEO dramatic hiring and firing of on-air talent seems designed to woo the Fox News crowd

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Can you ignore your family’s politics? Jennifer Lawrence and Sydney Sweeney disagree

The Euphoria actor wants to keep things apolitical – but treating politics as abstract has always been a privilege

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Lauren Boebert says you can study lesbian dance theory. Where do I sign up?

Rightwingers like the Colorado congresswoman love to joke about liberals and their pointless degrees. But this is one subject I could really get behind, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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