February 14, 2020

The unspeakable life of John Bercow In his autobiography, the former speaker reveals himself to be an embittered avatar of ambition

Douglas Murray

14.02

Let’s make sex education sublime Teenagers should be dreaming of physical rapture, not just meaningless thrusting

Rowan Pelling

14.02

What’s the point of sex? Males are a liability, this is why females put up with them

Peter Franklin

14.02

Why mock Jordan Peterson’s suffering? The controversial professor's critics are delighting in his tribulations — it's not a good look

Simon Evans

13.02

How Birmingham gave birth to heavy metal Fifty years ago today Black Sabbath's first album launched the only musical genre native to the English midlands

Paul Lay

13.02

Why Incels are the losers in the age of Tinder As a society we still judge men who don’t have sex as failures

James Bloodworth

13.02

‘Cultural Christian’ is an empty idea When non-believers take the cross they are really talking about in-groups and out-groups

Mary Harrington

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Sex-obsessed conservatives are wrong about families Don't look to the bible for proof that God prefers a nuclear family — his table is extended and inclusive

Giles Fraser

12.02

America’s rich and powerful will believe anything Psychics, mediums, astrology and aura readings — the country's tech elite have some very strange interests

Daniel Kalder

12.02

Kirk Douglas and the cult of Hollywood’s bad boys The film business still buys into 1950s tropes about strong men and submissive women

Tanya Gold

12.02

Are we too obsessed with sex? Sex is intellectually tedious and barren, according to the incoherent and reactionary <I>Why Sex Doesn’t Matter</I>

Zoe Strimpel

11.02

Why arranged marriages make sense The idea of marrying for love hasn't been a very successful innovation

Ed West