WRITING: MEDIA

RECENT COLUMNS/FEATURES INCLUDE:

6 June 2020

'Calling yourself anti-racist is no excuse for thuggery'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/politics/calling-anti-racist-anti-fascist-no-excuse-thuggery/

10 May 2020

'I can't be angry with Professor Ferguson: polyamory is more normal than you think'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/cant-furious-professor-ferguson-polyamory-normal-think/

26 April 2020:

'Are we mythologising 'our NHS' to a dangerous degree?'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/mythologysing-nhs-dangerous-degree/

22 April 2020:

'Uncomfortable, sweaty and oppressive: I threw my face mask in the bin'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/22/uncomfortable-sweaty-oppressive-threw-face-mask-bin/

31 March 2020:

'I don't want coronavirus to change the world - I liked it the way it was'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/31/dont-want-coronavirus-change-world-liked-way/

22 March 2020: 

'Thousands of miles from home, the only place I want to be during this outbreak is Britain'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/thousands-miles-home-place-want-outbreak-britain2/

10 March 2020:

'Modern Love: How Have We All Become 'Romantically Restless'? Online dating, polyamory and commitment-phobia's 1970s roots'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/modern-love-have-become-romantically-restless/

1 March 2020: 

''The battle for free speech has become catnip for thugs'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/penalties-speaking-ones-mind-freely-have-become-far-great/

12 Jan 2020:

'Dinner-party anti-Semitism is now unabashed - and getting louder'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/dinner-party-anti-semitism-now-unabashed-getting-louder/

29 Dec 2019:

'Why is the battle of the sexes raging harder than ever?'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/battle-sexes-raging-harder-ever/

1 July 2020

'Black Lives Matters' Anti-Semitism Blind Spot'

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/black-lives-matter-s-anti-semitism-blind-spot

16 May 2020

'Singles are worse off without Guardian Soulmates'

https://life.spectator.co.uk/articles/singles-are-worse-off-without-guardian-soulmates/

7 Jan 2020

'Mumbai and Heritage India: Heritage India in a Week'

https://life.spectator.co.uk/articles/mumbai-and-madhya-pradesh-heritage-india-in-a-week/

7 Oct 2019:

'What to see and do in Athens'

https://life.spectator.co.uk/articles/what-to-see-and-do-in-athens/

7 Feb 2019:

'Bad Romance: Has Online Dating Really Ruined Relationships?'

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/bad-romance-7-february-2019

12 April 2018:

Review of Mothers by Jacqueline Rose

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/great-expectations-12-april-2018

24 April 2015:

Review of Force Majeur: 'Meaty and hilarious, but it may wreck your relationship'

https://retro-blogs.spectator.co.uk/2015/04/force-majeure-reviewed-meaty-and-hilarious-but-it-may-wreck-your-relationship/

16 April 2015:

Review of Eat. Nourish. Glow. 'Like all the best spiritual leaders, this diet theologian will leave you trembling'

https://retro-blogs.spectator.co.uk/2015/04/like-the-best-spiritual-leaders-this-diet-theologian-will-leave-you-trembling/

12 June 2020

'We should leave the anti-Semites standing'

https://unherd.com/2020/06/why-we-should-leave-the-anti-semites-standing/

30 April 2020

'Is this how normal people have sex?' A review of the BBC's adaption of Sally Rooney's novel

https://unherd.com/2020/04/is-this-how-normal-people-have-sex/

25 Mar 2020:

'Lockdown for lovers is a throwback to the 1970s'

https://unherd.com/thepost/lockdown-for-lovers-is-a-throwback-to-the-1970s/

21 Feb 2020

'The hateful heart of Love Island'

https://unherd.com/2020/02/the-hateful-heart-of-love-island/

12 Feb 2020:

'Are we too obsessed with sex?' Review of Why Sex Doesn't Matter by Olivia Fine

https://unherd.com/2020/02/are-we-too-obsessed-with-sex/

9 January 2020:

'Polyamory is just a sly way to make cheating seem virtuous'

https://unherd.com/thepost/polyamory-is-just-a-sly-way-to-make-cheating-seem-ok/

1 Jan 2020:

'Bring on cuffing season: history shows it's only natural to seek out a big beefy radiator when the long cold nights set in'

https://unherd.com/2020/01/bring-on-cuffing-season/

26 Nov 2019:

'Why the young are falling out of love with sex: getting laid has never been so complicated – nor so chilly a business'

https://unherd.com/2019/11/why-are-the-young-falling-out-of-love-with-sex

29 June 2014 :

'Girl's best friend: They may be shiny and glamorous, but they are also an emblem of vanity and ambition. Isn’t it time women looked beyond diamonds'

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/girls-best-friend-0fpfwqwj8ht

24 June 2012

'The V Word: It has been 16 years since The Vagina Monologues, but we are still squeamish about naming ‘down there’. Why?'

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-v-word-3tg8fl7n8qn

27 Nov 2011

Extract of my book: The Man Diet

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-man-diet-kw3pcxmkswd

17 July 2011:

'How posh is your diet?'

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-posh-is-your-diet-bvrjtssjrfl

5 April 2009:

'Why happy couples are moving to separate beds'

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-happy-couples-are-moving-to-separate-beds-mhv3kz6rmcn

29 June 2014 :

'An affair? Noel Biderman is happy to oblige': Ashley Madison founder interview

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/an-affair-noel-biderman-is-happy-to-oblige-dq7wzzhtj5x

5 August 2010:

'The gay test: lesbian v straight'

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-gay-test-lesbian-v-straight-s638zjthj5c

29 June 2010

Six Secrets About Men for Single Ladies

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/six-secrets-about-men-for-single-ladies-k3x0kx7s289

17 July 2011:

'How posh is your diet?'

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-posh-is-your-diet-bvrjtssjrfl

5 April 2009:

'Why happy couples are moving to separate beds'

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-happy-couples-are-moving-to-separate-beds-mhv3kz6rmcn

26 May 2008:

'Here's food for thought: politics is palatable now'

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/heres-food-for-thought-politics-is-palatable-now-fgh9pd95k9r

5 May 2008:

'English actors and the drawl of shame'

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/english-actors-and-the-drawl-of-shame-d2h9prntz6c

14 August 2007

'Real women eat meat on dates'

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/did-you-hear-m2w7cvldqxv

13 Nov 2015:

'Interview: Homi Bhahba, Harvard's 'wild card' professor from Mumbai'

https://www.ft.com/content/13d71ae8-83b1-11e5-8095-ed1a37d1e096

June 5 2015: 

'Interview: The German Winemaker Tending Vineyards in Thailand'

https://www.ft.com/content/b54680f4-0480-11e5-95ad-00144feabdc0

12 Sep 2014:

'Interview with Alexandra Richie: Why a Canadian Expert on Warsaw's Past is Inspired By Its Future'

https://www.ft.com/content/34311a38-3415-11e4-b81c-00144feabdc0

6 Nov 2006

'Boning up on red meat'

https://www.ft.com/content/4d9e1ad6-70bc-11db-8e0b-0000779e2340

3 March 2006:

Review: House of Orphans by Helen Dunmore

https://www.ft.com/content/b0e8fbaa-a9a3-11da-9f4e-0000779e2340