In the desperation to find something to blame apart from the obvious, sexual expression is always a go-to distraction.
Tag: politics
Politicians, Prohibitionists And Porn: A Bad Combination
Let’s not allow outrage at inappropriate workplace behaviour by an MP to further embolden the moralising opportunists.
Mind Your Language
How the exploitation of linguistic ignorance is fuelling the very dystopia that people claim to dread.
The Many Layers Of Stupidity To The Age Verification Plan
Years after abandoning it as an unworkable security nightmare, the UK government’s age verification rules are back – and are actually worse than ever.
Better Than You – The Arrogance Of The Rich And Famous
Is it any wonder that celebrities believe themselves to be special when we constantly tell them that they are?
Remember, Remember… Bonfire Nights Of Yesteryear
Gunpowder, treason and plot from days gone by.
Storm Warnings: The Strange World Of Quonspiracy
Exploring the conspiracy-driven world of QAnon and the new book that explores the birth and development of the movement.
Hey, Media: Stop Thinking That Twitter Trending Means Anything
The disproportionate importance given to whatever a small number of people are discussing on social media is something that needs to end.
The Political Paranoia Of The Manchurian Candidate
John Frankenheimer’s Cold War conspiracy masterpiece feels as chillingly plausible now as it ever did.
The Making Of The President – 1960
The ground-breaking book that chronicled an election, and the David L. Wolper Kennedy documentaries that it inspired.
Homocult – The Anarcho-Queer Provocateurs Of The 1990s
The anti-capitalist, class war art collective who infuriated the straight and gay establishment alike.
Online Harms And Offline Intimidation
Scaring people into compliance and controlling the public discussion with vaguely worded laws and campaigns of moral panic.