Woody Allen

July 2021

• Opinion
• Tokyo Olympics

Surreal spectacle of Tokyo’s COVID-19 Olympiad comes to a head

The Japanese government is spending big on an event that no one can attend. Banning alcohol in restaurants and bars makes the same amount of sense.

• Jul 18, 2021
• Leo Lewis

August 2020

• Analysis
• Courts

Johnny Depp, the High Court and the reality of fame

The libel trial brought by the Pirates of the Caribbean star says as much about the dazzle of celebrity as the quest for truth.

• Aug 2, 2020
• Henry Mance

July 2020

• Culture wars

Does cancel culture actually exist?

For the better part of the last decade, we have given a label to something that has existed for the length of human history.

• Jul 25, 2020
• Sarah Manavis

March 2020

• Publishing

Woody Allen meets cancel culture

Publisher Hachette's decision to quash Allen's memoir is part of a dangerous trend to silence unpopular people and conflate accusation with guilt.

• Mar 20, 2020
• Bret Stephens

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