The Latest Articles by Catherine Bennett

There’s a deep ugliness and some slippery ethics behind the snail slime beauty boom

If gastropods are lucky, another cheap and unlovable source of age-defying secretions will come along soon

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2025

No union and forget staff toilet breaks, but hey, at least Bezos can buy Venice for his wedding

In a triumph of bling over restraint, the bride will get a hen do in space and a party on a super-yacht

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2025

JD Vance may disagree, but this anti-abortion activist isn’t a brutally censored dissident

The US vice-president’s avid concern for Livia Tossici-Bolt’s conviction is plain sinister

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025

Nimbys. Naysayers. Traitors. Children take note, why learn oracy when insults will do?

Keir Starmer’s rhetoric against green campaigners appears to have taken a playground turn

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2025

Emmanuel Macron’s got a point: Why shouldn’t we charge tourists to see our treasures?

The Louvre’s proposed two-tier fees are a better way to fund museums than iffy corporate sponsorship deals

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2025

‘You want to see my eyes, you pay extra.’ The Secret Diary of Melania Trump

The first first lady to come back as a brand has launched her own meme coin

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2025

As a writer, Neil Gaiman is a serial fantasist. That, it seems, also applies to his feminism

Allegations of sexual misconduct are proving hard for fans and friends of the ‘geek royalty’ author to process

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025

What are we paying senior royals for, if not to show up at presidential funerals?

Perhaps gran’s grudge against Jimmy Carter explains why Edward, 14th in line, was sent

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025

Visit Afghanistan, land of culture, cricket and women closeted in their own homes

Specialist travel companies are using euphemisms to avoid the gender apartheid

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2025

Our rarely apologise, never resign bishops don’t deserve comfortable lives in the Lords

Denying that sexually abusive priests are their responsibility makes them ripe for removal

The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2024