NEW | A consideration of the moral blankness of the British press and the 'debate' about the BBC's language:
OHWELLISM
The pages of the British press are full of glib answers and opportunistic digs in response to abject horror.
Mic Wright
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Writer and media critic
NEW:
A REFUGE AND A FORTRESS
On the death of Sinéad O'Connor and the media's short memory.
https://brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/a-refuge-and-a-fortress
NEW | Since we’re all just making shit up now, I heard Telegraph editor Chris Evans is a cat boi…
CAT SHIT 22
A false story about a student "identifying as a cat" weaponised by publications who’ve stopped identifying as journalistic enterprises.
NEW: Why The Times *can't* review Succession properly and never will...
DON'T TRUST THE BASTARDS' REVIEWS OF FULL TECHNICOLOR BASTARD-O-VISION
Succession covered in a Murdoch paper is like asking a scorpion to write objectively about stings in the tail
https://brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/dont-trust-the-bastards-reviews-of
I’ve written about my health because basically internet weirdos made it necessary… but you also get an essay on ‘All My Friends’ by LCD Soundsystem:
PORTRAIT OF THE NEWSLETTER WRITER AS A SICK MAN + A new music column
One thing horrible, one thing cool.
https://brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/portrait-of-the-newsletter-writers
NEW | A short edition of the newsletter on calling a fash a fash:
JACKBOOT TAP-DANCING
Coverage of the Nat-C conference either wilfully or complacently fails to call fascism what it is…
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NEW: A short newsletter on the events of the weekend and why @metpoliceuk police 'apologies' are worthless words from liars and frauds...
ALARMED
Have you ever or will you ever carry a rape alarm? The Met Police wants to know. https://brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/alarmed
daveI know it's uncouth to plug the other site, but @brokenbottleboy is making some incredible moves over there. Scaring the met and facing the wrath of journalists that are furious about the fact that someone is doing actual journalism.
Apparently it's all down to the fact that he's desperate to get a job paraphrasing press releases and sniffing seats like them lot.
Apparently it's all down to the fact that he's desperate to get a job paraphrasing press releases and sniffing seats like them lot.
NEW | James Marriott and Juliet Samuels help me introduce you to “the origami castle”…
THE ORIGAMI CASTLE
Lots of 'clever' columns can't survive a light rainstorm, let alone a hurricane of piss...
