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Naomi Klein: it's harder for women to be taken seriously as experts

The author won the Women’s Prize for Non Fiction for her book, Doppelganger

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2024

Joshua Williamson steps down from writing Batman and Robin and Green Arrow

Both comics will continue with new creative teams

GamesRadar · Jun 18, 2024

Affairs, rows and a rocky time with the Sussexes: Seven key claims from The House of Beckham

Tom Bower’s explosive new book on Beckham family promises shock and scandal to test ‘Brand Beckham’

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2024

House of Beckham by Tom Bower review – a symphony of snide

With little fresh detail on show, this biography offers instead a masterclass in insinuation and class-coded curiosities

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024

Stinginess, sexts and a Nazi tee: six revelations from The House of Beckham

Tom Bower’s unflattering portrait of Posh and Becks is packed with moments of high-level cringe

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024

Give Chaucer a chance! Why ‘dead white men’ can still be relevant in NZ’s classrooms

While the proposed revisions of the English curriculum in secondary schools have unnerved and offended some, there is perhaps one silver lining.

The Conversation · Jun 17, 2024

Joe Joyce obituary

Award-winning journalist who worked for the Irish Times and the Guardian and co-wrote a bestseller on the scandal-prone taoiseach Charles Haughey

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

Angus Robertson says divestment campaigns pose 'existential threat' to arts sector

THE Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has warned that divestment campaigns against corporate sponsors pose an “existential threat” to…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 17, 2024

Queenie is a compelling exploration of Black motherhood – I’m glad I gave it a second chance

Like a lot of 20-something-year-old Black women, when the novel Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams debuted in 2019, I was quick to get my hands on it. After devouring it in a day, I was left with the frustration and dissatisfaction that many readers shared.

The Conversation · Jun 17, 2024

Bridgerton: the real 18th-century women penning satirical periodicals to bite back at society

In the world of Bridgerton everyone reads the scandalous gossip columns of Lady Whistledown. That Lady Whistedown’s acid pen belongs to none other than the ever-polite Penelope Featherington proved a shocking twist, but not one without historical precedent.

The Conversation · Jun 17, 2024