January
Fires don’t discriminate. Hollywood’s elite caught up in devastation
With homes smouldering, streets emptied and friends scattered by evacuation orders, actor and producer Steve Guttenberg counted himself among the fortunate.
October 2024
Why next month’s US vote is the TikTok election
While Trump’s Twitter persona loomed large over 2016, and 2020 was dominated by the pandemic, Facebook and lockdown, 2024 is the TikTok election.
December 2023
Paris Hilton v the Crunchy Tradwives: a modern parenting story
The reality TV star is not so different from many of you, it turns out, as she baulks at changing her child’s nappy.
October 2023
Two beautiful women. The same shameful story
The exploitation of actress Brooke Shields and singer Britney Spears when they were young is a stain on the entertainment industry.
July 2023
Bored Ape owners sent broke after NFT price collapse
The cartoon apes that became a status symbol during the NFT boom of 2021 have become a financial albatross for some of their once proud owners, who have plunged into debt.
April 2023
What Prince Harry’s and Paris Hilton’s memoirs should really contain
Writing about your life, warts and all, can lead to significant benefits; just don’t mimic what the celebrities do.
March 2020
How a little bug upended our privileged lives
COVID-19 is threatening to kill up to 68 million people. Along the way, it will vaporise post-Millennial narcissism epitomised by the Kardashians and the Insta-generation.