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You Are What You Watch: How ‘Diet Reality’ Gave Us Super-Sized Misery
Sickbags at the ready as we delve further into the world of hypocritical, exploitative and sensationalist ‘self-improvement’ television.
Conspiranoia: Primus Go Down The Rabbit Hole
Primus takes a deep dive into the delirious world of modern conspiracy theory in the band’s new track.
Are You Ready For The Burgess Method?
The celebrity ‘suggestologist’ Russ Burgess believes that everyone can exhibit psychic powers if they just follow his instructions.
It Doesn’t Add Up: Carol Vorderman And The Shady World Of Financial Advertising
The former Countdown presenter’s curious history with the murky worlds of debt consolidation and equity release.
Anti-Vaxxers And The Limits Of Free Speech
Middle-class conspiracy theories, hypocrisy and the difficult question of where the right to free speech should end.
Bad Research And Block Heads – Government Censorship And Compliant Pressure Groups
The Great British tradition of forcing through bad laws with a combination of manipulated hysteria and biased research from prohibitionist organisations.
Porn Wars – Sex, Lies And The Battle To Control Britain’s Internet
Anti-porn research from official bodies is often filled with scare headlines that the facts simply don’t match. Here’s our examination of one such sensationalist report.