Culture

Adolescence: a manosphere morality tale

A show so heavy-handed it makes me want to start talking about 'regime propaganda'.

Apr 1 •

On the Folk Beliefs of the Upper Normie: “National identity is just about citizenship”

Part 1 of a series.

Mar 23 •

The Politics of Clarkson's Farm

From blokeish Top Gear Clarkson to Tory / Lib Dem 'Lovely Britain'

Nov 17, 2024 •

Against the ‘ethnic food festival’ conception of culture

The roots of this idea in social status positioning and in Scott Alexander's idea of universal culture

May 4, 2024 •

The war on noticing in modern Britain

How DEI initiatives and the worldview behind them dull people’s natural perceptiveness

Apr 12, 2024 •

Harry Potter and the bourgeois-bohemian dream

Looking back at the dreams and resentments of an ascendant class

Feb 5, 2024 •

What’s the matter with women?

Perhaps they should be more like men

Dec 28, 2023 •

Imagining a respectability cascade on immigration in Britain

"It's just respectable, common sense..."

Nov 28, 2023 •

The ‘How The Light Gets In’ festival: Hampstead liberalism distilled

The half hour trudge from Highgate tube station provided me with a fitting lead-up to my recent visit on a Sunday in late September to the ‘How The…

Oct 4, 2023 •

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