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Celebs
Plumbing the Depps
As I write the juggernaut that is the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial is hurtling towards the end of the road…
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Stop the lazy and insulting Holocaust metaphors
The Holocaust metaphors have always been there, of course. But during the pandemic, they have reached a frightening fever pitch……
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Has Tulum sold its soul?
Throw in corruption and greed and sadly this eco-haven is disintegrating… Tulum has a magical energy about it – that’s what…
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Are the EU’s vaccine passports ageist?
The European Commission’s plan to roll out a Digital Green Certificate, or vaccine passport, may open up borders but could…
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COVID-19
Israel’s vaccination programme is fair and fast
The Coronavirus vaccination programme has been a huge community effort of which Israelis are rightly proud.
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Politics
Biden’s war on women
There was a moment on January 20 when it felt as if things might, just, be all right again. The…
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COVID-19
Welcome to the New Dark Ages
Welcome to the New Dark Ages: a time of chronic bleakness in what is already one of the gloomiest periods…
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Uncle Joe and the triumph of decency
Well, that was close! Rescuing democracy from the precipice of tyranny is not for the faint of heart. But then…
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Don’t blame New York if you don’t heart it any more
A bad day in New York is a hell of a lot better than a good day most places elsewhere……
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Wacktivism in focus
Yes, I’m talking about the stupid Rule Britannia row… When even the son of Yoko Ono and John Lennon thinks…
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