Tag: JK Rowling

Total Results: 22


February 18, 2021

The toxic world of fandom Whether its pop music or politics, fan clubs can easily turn into a febrile mob

Gareth Roberts

Thursday
31.12

31.12

Liberals rarely defend liberalism The woke threat to liberty is not a fringe issue — and people with mainstream opinions are in the firing line

Peter Franklin

Wednesday
02.12

02.12

Do John Cleese’s critics understand comedy? The Python has always been an anarchist rather than a liberal, like the artform itself

Sarah Ditum

Thursday
26.11

26.11

In defence of fantasy This much-mocked genre was once the cornerstone of our culture

Mary Harrington

Wednesday
25.11

25.11

Why I had to leave The Guardian If you were bullied by 338 colleagues, what would you do?

Suzanne Moore

Wednesday
30.09

30.09

Has Covid become less dangerous? Your risk of death if you get infected now is much reduced from what it was in March

Tom Chivers

Thursday
24.09

24.09

The intellectual shabbiness of Judith Butler Rather than bring helpful clarity to the trans debate, the revered professor engaged in wilful obtuseness and whataboutery

Sam Leith

Tuesday
30.06

30.06

Why won’t liberals defend liberalism? The woke threat to liberty is not a fringe issue — and people with mainstream opinions are in the firing line

Peter Franklin

Tuesday
23.06

23.06

How Covid-19 could get Trump re-elected The stumbling President's innate scepticism could yet be a threat to the Democrats

Freddie Sayers

Friday
25.01

25.01

Is Harry Potter an apologist for neoliberalism? Leftist critics of JK Rowling's novels show how partisanship rots the brain

Polly Mackenzie