Hadley Freeman



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Full name: Hadley Freeman

Area of interest: Fashion, Style, Celebrity

Journals/Organisation: The Guardian

Email: [mailto:hadley.freeman@guardian.co.uk hadley.freeman@guardian.co.uk]

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Website: Guardian.co / Hadley Freeman

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 * also writes/has written for: UK Vogue : contributing editor; Elle

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 * That extra half an inch (with Victoria Beckham) OCLC 180772655, 2007

Latest work: The meaning of sunglasses and a guide to almost all things fashionable OCLC 176826177, 2008

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 * Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp’s relationship was far from ‘normal’ - In acquitting Pistorius of murder, Judge Masipa seems to be saying that brutality is part and parcel of ordinary life - 13th September 2014
 * ‘How to tame your troll’ only really works if you’re Mary Beard - Online abuse can’t be controlled by those on the receiving end of it any more than rape can. After all, who’s culpable here? - 29th August 2014
 * Hollywood's stance on abortion makes the 1980s look liberal - The film Obvious Child tackles abortion head on, and lays bare a studio system scared of startling the conservative horses - 22nd August 2014
 * Liberal Britain? That’s not what Kellie Maloney coming out tells us - The reaction to her interview has been refreshingly positive. Less so the way she was pressured to do it - 16th August 2014
 * Please don't tell me what I should think about Israel - To a liberal American Jew in Britain, the Gaza crisis reveals some very unsavoury attitudes among the left - 9th August 2014
 * I was Victoria Beckham’s ghost - The fascination with ghostwriters such as Andrew Crofts is a proxy for our obsession with being famous. But fame is boring - 1st August 2014
 * The more male-dominated a field, the less it cares about domestic violence - Recent cases show that MPs and sports stars are let off lightly by their peers for committing acts of violence against women - 26th July 2014
 * Oh yes. This is what Theresa May went into politics for - The home secretary has been declared officially hot by a Spectator writer – aptly capturing the sticky-palmed zeitgeist - 19th July 2014
 * George Clooney v the Daily Mail: it's his best role yet - If you're casting a film about a principled but flawed man waging a lone battle against an evil spectre, there's one obvious star - 13th July 2014
 * We're back to Loaded-style ironic sexism, then. Only without the irony - Loaded's decision to go for a breast-free relaunch is out of step with our recycled times - 4th July 2014
 * How Brazil’s World Cup has sold its people short in the Amazon - Far from the madding Fifa crowds in the jungle outside Manaus the locals are despondent – they have an expensive stadium they don’t need but haven’t been invited to their own World Cup - 17th June
 * Elliot Rodger was a misogynist – but is that all he was? - The killer was enabled by a culture that validates the feelings of angry, lonely and sometimes mentally unwell men - 28th May 2014
 * What do you call a tough female boss? (Answer: boss) - Women at the top face a double bind: be tough and get called bitchy or be soft and accused of being weak - 21st May 2014
 * Monica Lewinsky wasn't betrayed by feminism, she was trashed by women who should have known better - It was powerful men who really exploited Lewinsky – so why focus on the faults of a few women? - 13th May 2014
 * Peaches Geldof, Elliott Smith and why we still blame celebrities for deaths - Some papers are trying to lay tragic events at the door of innocent musicians. How delightfully retro and hysterically stupid - 6th May 2014
 * So 'debonair' George has been 'tamed', while 'tragic' Jen was 'saved' – no surprise there - Reports of Amal Alamuddin's 'snaring' of George Clooney are every bit as predictable as Jennifer Aniston's 'just in the nick of time' engagement to Justin Theroux - 30th April 2014
 * Chelsea Clinton's pregnancy gives birth to new conspiracies - The news that Hillary Clinton is to become a grandmother has prompted some to question her suitability for the presidency. It's a breathtaking piece of sexist duplicity - 23rd April 2014
 * The Oscar Pistorious trial has me hooked like no other - Televised celebrity murder trials are nothing new, but watching a male star sob and squirm as he is called to account is extraordinary - 15th April 2014
 * Even if 'bossy' could be banned, there are far better ways to boost girls' self-esteem - Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg and Beyoncé want to ban the word 'bossy' as disparaging to women. It's a good start, but there's so much more to be done. Here are my top tips - 12th March 2014
 * Feminist infighting only takes our eyes off the real struggle - As anyone who has written about feminism now knows, there's no criticism as virulent as the online invective that comes from your own side - 26th February 2014
 * Why black models are rarely in fashion - The women we see on the cover of magazines and striding down catwalks are still overwhelmingly white, but the fashion industry needs to wake up to the diversity of its customers - 19th February 2014
 * How to cover celebrity deaths: the new rules - The death and funeral of Philip Seymour Hoffman highlight some dos and don'ts for the hit-hungry internet - 12th February 2014
 * My red carpet predictions: Emma Thompson in Fitflops, Jennifer Lawrence photobombing her - Awards season is upon us, but female celebs have had enough of the inane questions and pervy cameras – they want blood - 5th February 2014
 * Her: the movie every internet addict should be forced to watch - We all use technology to escape from our lives. But sometimes you need to see a film about a man having sex with his phone for it to really hit home - 29th January 2014
 * A handy guide to what a gay person is – for Vladimir Putin and David Silvester - Putin's winter Olympic comments and Silvester's flood warnings remind us that one can get remarkably far in life while being utterly confused about gay people - 22nd January 2014
 * Were the Golden Globes right to celebrate Woody Allen? - Not everyone welcomed the director's Lifetime Achievement award – particularly Mia and Ronan Farrow. So is it OK to praise his work? - 14th January 2014
 * 12 Years a Slave exposes the relationship between white and black women of the era - Steve McQueen's film bravely portrays two bitterly oppressed groups – but only one could vent their fury - 7th January 2014
 * Black, white or imaginary? Santa's race has the US in a Christmas kerfuffle - Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly has sparked off a festive spat with her comments about Santa Claus's skin colour – so much for seasonal goodwill - 18th December 2013
 * Playboy and fashion: let's call time on this not-so-chic alliance - Alessandra Ambrosio says she would do a Playboy shoot as long as it wasn't vulgar. How could it be anything else while women are still told that looking hot is all that counts? - 16th December 2013
 * Beyoncé wore fur to a vegan restaurant – and there's nothing contradictory about that - Veganism is just a lifestyle for wealthy celebrities for whom food pickiness goes hand in hand with elitism and vague spirituality - 11th December 2013
 * The Elan Gale internet hoax sums up all that is rotten about our online lives - When I was a teenager, I thought it would be great to be an adult and be surrounded by people who weren't mean to each other all day. Enter stage left: the world wide web - 4th December 2013
 * The political brilliance of Rob Ford - The Toronto mayor took hard drugs and admitted it – and still the voters are fond of him. His 'typical guy' act has revealed Canada's renegade side - 19th November 2013
 * Why feminism doesn't need a makeover - There is a growing clamour for feminism to be rebranded. Clearly, it's a word that a lot of people in high places just don't understand - 12th November 2013
 * The thigh-gap obsession is not new but it's the most extreme body fixation yet - Young women worrying about thigh fat is not a passing fad. So what advice can we offer? - 4th November 2013
 * Why young women are going off the pill and on to contraception voodoo - Many twentysomethings are resentful of their birth control options, and so are choosing to use nothing at all - 29th October 2013
 * Why do we expect so much from Bridget Jones? - Helen Fielding's heroine is back in Mad About the Boy – but remember, she's still just a fictional character - 9th October 2013
 * The painful lesson of the Cherice Moralez rape trial - Misogyny is now at the point where girls as young as 11 are being portrayed as voracious temptresses - 3rd September 2013
 * Miley Cyrus's twerking routine was cultural appropriation at its worst - Cyrus's act was less a homage to hip-hop and more a minstrel show. For cultural cross-pollination, give me the Notting Hill carnival any day - 27th August 2013
 * Never mind lads' mags, here are some other things I'd stick in a modesty bag - I don't want to see any celebrity sex tapes, adverts involving women having orgasms about food or grim music videos that claim to 'empower' women - 21st August 2013
 * Online abuse and bomb threats: let's focus on the problem, not personalities - Twitter trolls are difficult to tackle but the solution involves everyone - 7th August 2013
 * Nora Ephron taught me all about feminism – and about sharp writing - The Crazy Salad essays gave me what I was looking for: a more humorous, outsider's interpretation of US feminism in the 1970s - 6th August 2013
 * How to use the internet without being a total loser - From Anthony Weiner's misadventures to the idiots issuing rape threats on Twitter – there is more than one way to misbehave online - 31st July 2013
 * Bitchy resting face: must it be taken so seriously? - BRF started out as a joke, so why has it become yet another insult to hurl at women celebrities? - 24th July 2013
 * Cory Monteith: the Glee star's death is an all-too familiar teen idol plotline - Every generation has its death and for many teenagers the death of a celebrity is how they learn about mortality - 17th July 2013
 * exposed the sexism women face – as players and girlfriends'' - Sexist witterings by commentators and the media attention given to male tennis players' girlfriends shows feminism still has a long struggle ahead - 9th July 2013
 * Glastonbury: the casual ageism directed at the Rolling Stones is really decrepit - The highlight of the festival came from the Stones' astonishing energy. So isn't it time to celebrate working septuagenarians? - 3rd July 2013
 * Jeremy Forrest is no Romeo, but neither is he a 'pervert' - To describe this sordid tale in the same terms used to discuss cases such as Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall skews the problem - 25th June
 * Women should only wear high heels if they really want to - By all means wear high heels if they make you feel good, but it's not worth breaking your ankles over such fripperies - 24th June
 * And lo, unto Kanye and Kim was born a child. Rejoice, mere mortals - The godlike Kanye West and his chosen one have brought forth a miracle – and the cameras of E! Television were there to witness nearly all - 20th June
 * Serena Williams and rape: does she really know what's inappropriate? - The tennis player seems to think it's wrong to get drunk, but what about wearing skintight dresses for a living – as she does - 20th June
 * Nigella Lawson: from domestic goddess to the face of domestic violence - The photographs of Charles Saatchi grabbing his wife by the throat are so shocking because they remind us that Lawson's life isn't as picture-perfect as it looks on screen - 19th June 2013
 * The birth of the royal baby will unleash an unbearable media frenzy - The media is already so full of Kate Middleton and her baby bump that the mind boggles at how deranged it will be once this poor child is born - 29th May 2013
 * From 'swivel-eyed loons' to lesbian queens: what fresh hell for the Tories? - It may be time for certain Tories to join the 21st century before they implode their party - 22nd May 2013
 * Angelina Jolie has done something extraordinary - In publicly discussing her double mastectomy, the actor has challenged the celebrity industry to rethink its bizarre values – and she has done all women a huge service - 14th May
 * It isn't easy for gay sportsmen such as Jason Collins to come out. Just look at the stereotypes - The US basketball star and the footballer Robbie Rogers have announced they are gay. The reaction shows how much sport still needs to change its attitudes to sexuality - 8th May 2013
 * Cosmetic surgery trends show how the female body is constantly fetishised - In case you missed the memo, upper arms are the new trophy female body part, the one that signifies belonging to a certain class - 1st May 2013
 * More! is no more – and that's a sad message for tomorrow's teenagers - With the death of the children's author E L Konigsburg and the closure of More! magazine, there are two stories to be told about the future of young people's reading habits - 24th April 2013
 * Gwyneth Paltrow and her crackpot diet may be laughable – but it's pure genius - It's easy to make fun of Gwyneth Paltrow's nonsense about exercise, food, and inner journeys, but she's laughing all the way to the bank - 17th April 2013
 * Margaret Thatcher was no feminist - One woman's success does not mean a step forward for women. Far from 'smashing the glass ceiling', Thatcher made it through and pulled the ladder up after her - 10th April 2013
 * Sheryl Sandberg never claimed she was writing a feminist manifesto, so why this chorus of jeers? - Her book, Lean In: Women, Work And The Will To Lead is a fun, inspiring read and predictably she has been excoriated for it - 13th March 2013
 * The Milf Diet will put you off lunch – which is a start, right? - Mums, feeling a bit low? Let The Milf Diet help you rediscover your sexuality – but please, don't call it a feminist choice - 5th March 2013
 * Between Seth MacFarlane and the Onion, Oscars night was a festival of misogyny - Comedy doesn't always have to have a message, but it does if it's offensive about groups who are still in the minority – otherwise it's just bullying - 26th February 2013
 * Hilary Mantel v Kate: a story of lazy journalism and raging hypocrisy - Daring to discuss the way in which the media manipulates women is the real cause of this latest tabloid outrage - 20th February 2013
 * Rupert Murdoch's Page 3 is not the worst example of sexism in the media - Of course the Sun should ditch Page 3, but it is one of the less viciously misogynistic elements in the British media right now - 12th February 2013
 * Sylvia Plath: 50 years later and the same bitter arguments rage on - Half a century after her death, the debate over the poet burns with ever-greater fervour, but it need not follow that if one is pro-Plath one is anti-Hughes - 23rd January 2013
 * Prince Harry, the new Killer Captain - While it is very noble of Harry to want to fight for his country, he is a prince, and princes come with baggage - 22nd January 2013
 * Beyoncé: being photographed in your underwear doesn't help feminism - The singer's interview in American GQ offers a perfect snapshot of where the western women's movement is. And it's not pretty - 16th January 2013
 * Awards season fashion? Expect to see a lot of bland full-length gowns - As Oscar season approaches, it's worth remembering that the red carpet is to fashion what Twitter is to reasoned discourse – it dilutes it to a series of easily digestible and forgettable hits - 14th January 2013
 * How to parent girls: my guide to health and happiness - There is no guaranteed method for raising a happy child, but some general guidelines can help - 8th january 2013
 * My Hanukah honours list for 2012 - Hillary Clinton can light my menorah any time, but Donald Trump has earned himself a lead dreidel - 12th December 2012
 * Cliches Leveson should have banned - The report didn't go far enough. It missed the opportunity to outlaw phrases such as 'bigger than the Beatles' and 'Twitter phenomenon - 5th December 2012
 * Christmas TV adverts – why are they so awful? - This year's big hitters come from John Lewis, very, Morrisons and Asda. But Christmas adverts are like Christmas itself: adored by some, dreaded by many - 14th November 2012
 * Sick of US news? Don't worry: there are lots of other things to discuss - Jimmy Savile as a marriage guidance counsellor, David Cameron's texts and 'exotic' Jewishness – just some of the topics that deserve your attention - 7th November 2012
 * Celebrate by Pippa Middleton – what insider tips does this celebrity sister have for us? - If you ever wondered what it would be like to be Pippa, all is revealed in her shiny new book - 31st October 2012
 * Can the presidential debates turn the US election? - So Barack Obama won the debates – just. But will it make any difference in the end? - 24th October 2012
 * Just what we need: a personalised bank card that lets us 'express ourselves' - Many things in the modern world encourage the infantalisation of adults, but the cult of personalisation is among the worst of all - 10th October 2012
 * The presidential debates: how to make them even more fun - My guide to talking the talk about Obama and Romney before and after the debates – with added drinking game - 2nd October
 * Voter suppression is the last resort of these stop-at-nothing Republicans - As millions of ad dollars have failed to put Mitt Romney ahead, his allies are trying to rig this election in worst Jim Crow tradition - 26th September 2012
 * Can David Cameron survive David Letterman's Late Show? - Unlike Boris Johnson, the PM has never been good at self-deprecation and appreciating jokes at his own expense - 26th September 2012
 * US elections 2012: the disturbing race to be mom-in-chief - Republicans and Democrats alike are obsessed with playing the mom card, but it is nonsense to value motherhood itself over women - 19th September 2012
 * How Tom Cruise became the biggest kook in entertainment - A forthcoming Vanity Fair article about the Scientologist movie star promises eye-popping revelations. It's the final proof that he has become the new Michael Jackson - 4th September 2012
 * Riven by factionalism, the Republican party looks hell-bent on self-destruction - Mitt Romney looks increasingly like Michael Bluth in the TV show Arrested Development, unable to stop his family from careening towards oblivion - 29th August 2012
 * Everyone's talking about rape - So why do so few of these commentators appear to have the first clue what it actually is? - 22nd August 2012
 * London 2012: how the Olympic Games have changed Britain - I don't know if you've noticed, but in the last week we've somehow learned how to win. Feels kind of nice, doesn't it? - 8th August 2012
 * The sports-hater's guide to having a great Olympics - oversexed athletes; Ann Romney's Horse; Michelle Obama's biceps. There's so much to get excited about, even if you're not into water polo - 25th July 2012
 * If US Christians have given up trying to 'cure' gay people, what next? - Here are some new ways for them to bring shame and misery to their followers - 18th July 2012
 * Could climate change make the English character more Nordic? - I have seen the future of England and it is essentially one long Ingmar Bergman movie - 11th July 2012
 * Are George Osborne's deathly pallor and Christine Lagarde's permatan the new index for fashion and the economy? - It's a question of confidence and class, and what Lagarde lacks in the latter she more than makes up for in the former - 10th July 2012
 * Cricket and other baffling British habits - I have spent two-thirds of my life in Britain, and am steeped in its ways. But some things here still leave me stumped - 4th July 2012
 * It wasn't just Jerry Sandusky's child sexual abuse that was shocking - The systematic cover-up that accompanied the Penn State football coach's crimes was every bit as bad - 27th June
 * How to predict the outcome of the US election - My scientific formula is not based on anything as distasteful as rich men funnelling donations - 13th June 2012
 * After the jubilee, the next big event will be the end of the world - So how best to spend our final months on earth? It's time for some forward planning - 6th June 2012
 * Tim Burton and Wes Anderson: same old story - With Dark Shadows and Moonrise Kingdom, the directors' 'distinctive' styles are wearing a little thin - 30th May 2012
 * So Alain de Botton thinks we need a new kind of porn. Well I've got a few ideas for him - After a week in Cornwall with no phone reception, on the train home, it suddenly returns. Oh, the pleasure! - 23rd May 2012
 * Beastie Boy Adam Yauch: not just a celebrity activist - My brief encounter with Adam Yauch taught me that he was a musical pioneer, a champion of independent films, and a man who was true to himself - 9th May 2012
 * Etan Patz: the tragedy that still haunts me - The case of one missing boy cast a shadow over a generation of American children. Last week brought another sad reminder - 25th April 2012
 * Titanic anniversary: which tacky souvenir will you go for? - Companies have come up with some pretty tasteless ways to cash in on the 100th anniversary of the catastrophe. Can't they see the irony? - 11th April 2012
 * The Mail simply threw Samantha Brick to the wolves - Clearly Brick's piece was absurd – but what's disgusting is the Mail's history of using and abusing female writers in this way - 5th April 2012
 * Who would be Mitt Romney's running mate? - The Republicans have a knack for picking some real oddballs, so who might Romney have in mind? - 4th April 2012
 * James Cameron and Sean Penn prove it's not easy being a celebrity - Here is my handy guide for celebrities intent on Doing Serious Things. James Cameron and Sean Penn, please take note - 28th March 2012
 * Which is worse? Homophobic bullying at university or on the national political stage? - When one leads to Rick Santorum doing unexpectedly well in the Republican presidential primaries, we have to question the national attitude - 21st March 2012
 * What David Cameron and Barack Obama should really be talking about - Never mind Syria and Afghanistan. These are the issues the people really want on the agenda - 14th March 2012
 * Here's what's really wrong with the internet – and it isn't just some clunky computer coding - So a computer whizz thinks he knows what the worst thing about the internet is. Has he never seen a Twitter feud? - 7th March 2012
 * The Artist is the perfect film about Hollywood - What distinguishes this this Oscar-winner from its competitors is the way that it mythologises the past but trashes it too - 29th February 2012
 * Jeremy Lin row reveals deep-seated racism against Asian-Americans - The racism directed at NBA Asian-American basketball player Jeremy Lin has been quite something to behold - 21st February 2012
 * Romance is in the air for the GOP and the Catholic church - United by a belief in the evil but simultaneously sacred nature of sex, the Republican party and the Catholic church are made for each other - 15th February 2012
 * Now the American right has even hijacked breast cancer's pink ribbon - The most seemingly apolitical things are now deepy political. Having helmet-like hair: rightwing. Eating vegetables: leftwing - 9th February 2012
 * Running for president or for an Oscar – which is the bigger waste of money? - Mitt Romney has spent $9m on advertising. Charlize Theron's Golden Globes outfit cost $8m. It will only get more difficult to differentiate between the Oscars and the Republican primaries as both reach panic stations - 1st February 2012
 * Ever wondered what happened to Sarah Palin? Well Newt Gingrich has eaten her and absorbed her shtick - Just like Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich blames the media for his own failings and insists he's an outsider – despite his frequent references to his time with Ronald Reagan - 25th January 2012
 * This US election is all about money and class - Last time the key issue was race. It's not been mentioned in this campaign so far - but race and class are deeply knotted together - 18th January 2012
 * The Republicans could learn more than just silence from The Artist - Listen up GOP candidates: you can only recycle the past if you do it with intelligence, wit and conviction - 11th January 2012
 * Rupert Murdoch joins Twitter – 2012 is off to a surreal start - The circus surrounding his arrival on the networking site continues the unravelling of the Murdoch myth - 3rd January 2012
 * My top 2012 prediction: the Republicans try to ban sex for women - Looking into my crystal ball, I also predict that 2012 will see Newt Gingrich becoming the face of the family values party and Shane Warne literally becoming Elizabeth Hurley - 21st December 2011
 * Obama promised to listen to scientists – so why restrict the morning-after pill? - Obama promised to 'return science to its rightful place'. So why is he breaking that promise with restrictions on emergency contraception? - 14th December 2011
 * Donald Trump for GOP debate host? You're hired! - The Republican presidential race already resembles a reality TV show, so who better than the 'star' of The Apprentice to play a part in the election of the president? - 7th December 2011
 * Single women: an American obsession - In certain parts of the US, or even just New York, there remains a weirdly monetised and loveless view of marriage. Enough! - 30th November 2011
 * Two new films reveal the death and triumph of the American dream - To understand what state America is in, just watch two documentaries about the death penalty and Sesame Street's Elmo - 15th November 2011
 * Oscars 2012: now Eddie Murphy's gone, who can be the host with the most? - Eddie Murphy has pulled out of hosting next year's Oscars out of loyalty to Brett Ratner. But who should take Murphy's place? - 10th November 2011
 * Why am I so excited about 11/11/11? - Friday's marks The Date That Most Resembles Corduroy. I'm so excited I just can't contain myself - 9th November 2011
 * The Republican presidential candidates are farcically unelectable - Obama must have made a pact with the devil – how else to explain his good fortune? - 2nd November 2011
 * Madonna's W.E. and my 'Inconvenient Nazi' theory - The new film about Wallis Simpson assembles all the bad movie cliches – and tries to downplay those Nazi skeletons - 26th October 2011
 * Will free BlackBerry apps make it better? You betcha - The hysteria over the BlackBerry crash in Britain mystified me – but I love the idea of free apps as compensation - 19th October 2011
 * Disappointed that Ryan Gosling doesn't drive more? Get over it - The makers of the film Drive are being sued for not having enough, er, driving in it. But it's not the first to have a 'misleading' trailer - 12th October 2011
 * Oh joy! The Arrested Development cast staged a reunion – and I was there - The TV sitcom was awesome and on stage the actors were every bit as good. No wonder I lost my shizzle - 5th October 2011
 * What The X Factor USA and the Republican party debate have in common - In the eyes of Simon Cowell and the GOP, the public is easy roadkill on the path to power - 28th September 2011
 * Fur flies in California - West Hollywood council has banned fur sales. Well, thank heaven they didn't make a porn movie about it – Peta has - 22nd September 2011
 * With Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Johann Hari, autumn is turning into the season for apologies - But, even when they're acknowledging their faults, it's still best not to expect public figures to actually use the word 'sorry' - 21st September 2011
 * Irene or Britain adopting misogynistic attitudes: I know which I find scarier'' - To see British politicians adopting the Christian right's anti-women attitudes is scarier than an earthquake sent by God - 31st August 2011
 * a trial of the accuser not the accused'' - The Strauss-Kahn case proves that only a woman who has led a life as sheltered as Rapunzel makes a convincing rape victim - 24th August 2011
 * of Republican 'doublethink''' - The Republican party is engaged in a mash-up between Orwell's 1984 and It's a Wonderful Life, with chilling results - 17th August 2011
 * US credit downgrade makes the US look like losers. That's the problem'' - The reaction to S&P's decision is as much about the nation's collective ego as it is about the practical impact - 10th August 2011
 * is the link between the media and eating disorders?'' - We all know that the way the media judge women's bodies is sick – but how directly this leads to eating disorders is less clear - 3rd August 2011
 * Winehouse's death was badly reported'' - There's a way to report celebrity deaths – and the way the media reported Amy Winehouse's death wasn't right - 27th July 2011
 * now refer Rupert Murdoch to The Wizard of Oz'' - If the witch is Murdoch, the flying monkeys could be the politicians who supped from Murdoch's trough yet now claim to be digusted by the man - 20th July 2011
 * could learn from Shakespeare'' - If Rupert Murdoch had paid attention to the works of Shakespeare, he would have known that thishacking farrago would end badly - 13th July 2011
 * Hollywood tips for Kate and Wills'' - Take my advice on how to enjoy Los Angeles after you've suffered the Canada experience - 29th June 2011
 * York must pass the same-sex marriage bill'' - If gay weddings aren't legalised, I will feel the same anger and shame that I felt when Bush was re-elected - 22nd June 2011
 * the email dump [redacted is history''] - The tainted love between [redacted] and the media has reached its nadir with the email dump - 15th June 2011
 * sex scandal questions answered'' - Next time you see a photo of an unhappy male face but can't place the source of your revulsion, try this quiz - 8th June 2011
 * women do exist in the movies'' - Female-centred comedies such as Bridesmaids are great, but male-run Hollywood and male-dominated audiences just don't get the joke - 1st June 2011
 * Winfrey: the show is over'' - Oprah Winfrey made actors cry, authors grovel and audiences whoop. As the talkshow host ends her 25-year run, her unique, soul-baring style should be applauded - 25th May 2011
 * Cole and Kate Middleton – tips for America'' - Forget talent. All a fairytale princess needs to succeed in America is a complete lack of body fat - 11th May 2011
 * what does Obama think of Pippa Middleton?'' - Now that Osama is dead, there are other urgent questions for Obama to answer - 4th May 2011
 * royal wedding versus the American presidential election'' - William and Kate or Obama and Mitt Romney: which couple will win the battle of the bores? - 20th April 2011
 * to make cocaine uncool'' - Dennis Quaid and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson have done their best to make the drug look unsexy but I've got some better ideas - 13th April 2011
 * exciting to hear that so many women writers work in the nude'' - But can I suggest accessorising with a giant padlock, plus a pair of concrete shoes - 11th April 2011
 * Trump: the Republicans' only hope'' - As Frankenstein is showing on the London stage, a real-life version is being played out in the US with Donald Trump as monster - 6th April 2011
 * is not a compliment'' - Once again, in the case of Delroy Grant, the public seems unable to accept the idea that rape has nothing to do with desirability - 30th March 2011
 * should succeed Gaddafi? Step forward Marty McFly'' - A successor for Gaddafi? Easy: step forward Martin Sheen or Marty McFly, a hero with a track record for beating Libyan terrorists - 23rd March 2011
 * Jane Austen dating methods'' - It is shameful to see America, the once great superpower, basing its dating methods on ye olde British customs - 16th March 2011
 * advice for Charlie Sheen and other celebrity dummies'' - Dear Charlie, I know things haven't been going too well, so here's a little advice: have a nice hot cup of shut up - 9th March 2011
 * real winner at the Oscars this year'' - How the internet has saved television (though it has failed to solve the mystery of what happened to F Murray Abraham). Plus, the solution to journalism's woes - 23rd February 2011
 * cut-out-and-keep guide on how to stop women having sex'' - Follow this and the anti-abortion and pro-chastity folk in America can stop worrying - 9th February 2011
 * Michelle Obama and Kate Middleton be patriotic about designers?'' - Should Kate Middleton support British designers? - 2nd February 2011
 * it's Tiger Mother's tough love or hapless teenage pregnancies on reality TV, America is fascinated by parenting porn'' - Watching other people screw up their kids more than you screw up yours is a vicarious pleasure - 26th January 2011
 * best to win an Oscar – try female oral sex'' - If you've played gay, done the learning disability, tried the foreign accent, well here's a new trick: cunnilingus - 12th January 2011
 * will be the best!'' - Think vajazzling, going rogue, and all those celebrities who are single at last - 22nd December 2010
 * have found a new route to self-promotion'' - Forget advertising tasteless tat, celebrities have jumped on a better bandwagon – supporting causes in the news - 15th December 2010
 * only talking about Sarah Palin didn't boost her power'' - She treats criticism of her as proof that she is the lone outsider, one of the common folk, pilloried by a corrupt media - 10th December 2010
 * to England feels like journeying back to the 70s'' - Stroppy students, strikes, snow, spies – what's changed in 40 years? - 8th December 2010
 * Botox had its day?'' - Botox has never looked so tacky – and the shocking revelation that Colonel Gaddafi uses it can't be good for business - 1st December 2010
 * to America, where you get yelled at when you arrive and felt up when you leave'' - Fig-leaf underpants – the new weapon against America's airport body scanners - 24th November 2010
 * Bush's memoirs play like a made-for-TV movie'' - The more normal our leading politicians attempt to sound in their autobiographies the loopier they appear - 10th November 2010
 * Walkman has gone, and I must move on'' - I have the same problem as Hollywood – too much nostalgia for the 80s - 27th October 2010
 * Paladino's confused homophobic principles'' - If Carl Paladino, candidate for New York governor, can't sort out his own homophobic principles how can he sort out the traffic on Second Avenue? - 20th October 2010
 * oil-stained BP uniform is the Halloween outfit for 2010'' - You can tell a lot about Americans' state of mind by their Halloween costumes. This year's baddies are BP and Lady Gaga - 13th October 2010
 * bullying by another name'' - Judging by recent events, some might think the internet was invented purely for puerile, sexual bullying - 6th October 2010
 * evil is Facebook?'' - Think of it as your life going down the drain while you spend hours casuallly stalking other people's lives - 29th September 2010
 * Americans look to Jon Stewart for news'' - With his 'rally to restore sanity', Jon Stewart has become the figurehead for American liberalism – not bad for a comedy show host - 22nd September 2010
 * Palin's inaugural address'' - What if Sarah Palin did run for the presidency with Glenn Beck? And what if they won? - 15th September 2010
 * could be better than the man who once pocketed a £21m bonus being called Diamond?'' - Step forward his replacement – Rich Ricci - 8th September 2010
 * great is the automated lacing system?'' - Ask me to choose my favourite US TV advertising invention? You can't get more stupid than the automated lacing system - 1st September 2010
 * me, and the new Franzen novel'' - I've read the eagerly awaited new Jonathan Franzen novel, but so has Obama – and that worries me - 25th August 2010
 * Blair's £5m pledge is not enough'' - Luckily, I can think of far better ways to salvage the former prime minister's sorry reputation - 18th August 2010
 * have invaded world affairs'' - Naomi Campbell and Wyclef Jean have turned the news into the new reality television - 11th August 2010
 * had a holiday from hell'' - My advice if you're planning to go away this year? Stay at home - 4th August
 * Palin: the one person too boring for reality TV'' - Sarah Palin's daughter's wedding won't be the subject of a documentary because she 'doesn't have a personality' - 21st July 2010
 * Kill a Mockingbird: the backlash'' - The backlash against Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is as inevitable as it is stupid. It's payback for her being so reclusive - 30th June 2010
 * the US with Piers Morgan heading its way'' - Piers Morgan is simply a British celebrity that Britain does not get - whereas the US, well, it thinks it does - 16th June 2010
 * didn't free the gay Malawians – she just signed a petition!'' - Celebrities don't make the difference they think they do - 2nd June 2010
 * is the way to fund the royals'' - Am I missing something? There seems to be an intimation that Prince Andrew, our special representative for golf, is important - 26th May 2010
 * what a politician does more important than what he or she is?'' - Elena Kagan's sexuality and the absence of women MPs are obsessions we could do without. People are people – aren't they? - 19th May 2010
 * election 2010: Meltdown on air'' - Adam Boulton's clash with Alastair Campbell was in the tradition of TV newshands losing it - 12th May 2010 (Cif at the polls)
 * is the US mocking our 'Harry Potter' election?'' - British voters and politicians have been treated to quite extraordinary levels of condescension from American commentators - 5th May 2010
 * how boring will the party leaders' debate be?'' - The election debate is almost upon us. So what's the very worst that could happen? Apart from it being completely dull - 15th April 2010
 * diligent get sick, too'' - Martina Navratilova's response to her cancer diagnosis risks feeding the idea of illness as personal failing - 10th April 2010
 * it's time to restore its image'' - Christianity has been having a harsh time of it recently. Which is why it needs to follow this failsafe comeback plan - 7th April 2010
 * real reason Jamie Oliver failed in America'' - Don't blame the end of the special relationship – Americans just didn't like being lectured on what to eat - 31st March 2010
 * Cameron is pregnant – the latest twist in the election TV drama'' - MPs expelled, risque pictures, pregnancy . . . and the election hasn't even started. Who's writing this script? - 24th March 2010
 * and their pasts'' - Whether it's David Cameron or Lib Dem candidate Anna Arrowsmith, it's not where a politician went to school that interests me, it's what they did afterwards - 18th March 2010
 * groups are the new lynch mobs'' - These reactionary campaigners confuse the concept of 'justice' with 'vigilante vengeance' - 10th March 2010
 * stereotypes are thriving – at least in fashion and figure skating'' - National cliches are de rigueur in the fashion world and, as the Winter Olympics demonstrate, in figure skating too - 3rd March 2010
 * has been a fabulous week for public spats'' - Cheryl Cole's T-shirts just about have the edge on Anna Ford's and Martin Amis's letters - 24th February 2010
 * to be British'' - It takes more than queueing to fit in here. How about self-deprecation and Marks & Spencer? - 17th February 2010
 * do you trust more: Alastair Campbell or Peter Andre?'' - They've both had 'moments' on TV. But it's the contrasting public reactions to them that's interesting - 10th February 2010
 * and my homeopathic overdose'' - How I knocked back a bottle of homeopathic 'medicine' and lived to tell the tale - 3rd February 2010
 * amazing truth about Zoolander'' - Did you think Zoolander was just a funny film about the fashion industry? Really? It is, I'll have you know, all true - 27th January 2010
 * with all this talk of 'cougars'?'' - Why are women being labelled like animals in the zoo for dating younger men?'s - 20th January 2010
 * ads, crass jingles and Dale Winton – daytime TV fodder is now primetime'' - In a recession we're assumed to be sitting ducks for any money-saving tip - 6th January 2010
 * noughties are defined by fakery'' - And the most embarrassing example has been the rise of 'fake science', which values naivety over facts – a bit like Sarah Palin - 30th December 2009
 * baiting and the snark'' - The gossip sites mourning Brittany Murphy reveal more about the bullying scrutiny actors now face - 23rd December 2009
 * defence of Christmas gift guides'' - People hate Christmas gift guides because they take them seriously, instead of reading them as hideous expressions of contempt - 17th December 2009
 * America's favourite insult'' - When in America, if you wish to describe something as bad, you can just call it 'European'. It's very useful - 9th December 2009
 * end of the decade is nigh and the need for lists is upon us'' - What was the best album of the decade? The most significant YouTube video? The defining hairstyle? Best list of the decade? (Answer: this one of course) - 2nd December 2009
 * making me feel queasy'' - But with Sarah Palin eyeing the presidency and Scientology in trouble there are at least reasons to celebrate - 26th November 2009
 * Madoff "car boot" sale was the only place to be'' - The worst thing about all this tat was that it was rubbish bought with other people's money - 18th November 2009
 * is an extraordinary film about race'' - Who'd have thought a film about a sexually abused black teenager would make whole cinemas stand and cheer? - 11th November 2009
 * to market a dead celebrity tastefully'' - Joe Jackson would be well advised to refrain from commenting on his son's improved earning power - 4th November 2009
 * games for the White House boys'' - Is Barack Obama sexist for failing to invite female colleagues along to his basketball nights? - 28th October 2009
 * Moi?'' - Does anyone – apart from fashion designers – talk about their work as inanely as actor - 21st October 2009
 * marry a politician?'' - Political wives have always been interesting subjects, but now they've been turned into celebrities and are judged accordingly - 8th October 2009
 * will celebrity biographies top the Mackenzie Phillips story?'' - Revelation is the most important element, now that publishers are so desperate for media attention - 30th September 2009
 * Aniston movies, hateful horror films, cosmetic surgery – what the US should ban'' - In America there are worse things to outlaw than smoking - 23rd September 2009
 * News' rabid propagandist Glenn Beck has lured me to America'' - He wants to recreate the spirit shown the day after 9/11. But it's a worrying kind of patriotism he's whipping up - 16th September 2009
 * abuse of models is fashion's dirty secret'' - Instead of getting worked up over a little tummy fat the industry should tackle the issue of rape - 9th September 2009
 * a slavering press brands kidnap victims such as Jaycee Lee Dugard 'sex slaves', it shames them'' - Why don't abducted and abused girls get the same anonymity as other rape victims? - 2nd September 2009
 * Obama can stand up to Scotland, why can't he stand up to the Republicans?'' - If only the president would forget the cool and reasoned debate for a moment, and take a tip from Barney Frank - 26th August 2009
 * is the one taboo left in the world of comedy'' - Why Family Guy has offended everyone - 19th August 2009
 * when they produce their own Hollywood romcoms, why do female actors still allow themselves to be humiliated?'' - the ugly truth about female actors in romcoms - 13th August 2009
 * scoops are not always in the public interest'' - Magazines and reality TV have combined to make emotional pornography seem almost acceptable - 5th August 2009
 * shlock to sleaze: why you never want to fall victim to a celebrity's chat-up line'' - You never want to get chatted up by a famous person - 29th July 2009
 * Arlene Phillips gets the boot then Tom Watson blows it at the Open – it's a tough time for older people'' - In a month when there were doom-laden warnings about the pressures on social services from our increasing number of pensioners, it was heartening to see an older man on track to win the British Open. But then came disaster - 22nd July 2009
 * got away with it for so long because no one understands finance'' - Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, which bankrupted thousands, worked so well because no one knows how to read financial records - 15th July 2009
 * one at the 10 Years Younger Live event expected any of these products to work - so why be there?'' - Why were they doing all this? Beryl and Jackie looked at each other: 'Well you have to do something' - 8th July 2009
 * new confessional journalism turns female writers into tedious, self-hating semi-celebrities'' - These women need help; they do not need to be made to feel that their professional USP is to play up their misery - 1st July 2009
 * Jacko found, fame means trusting only cats and chimps'' - Michael Jackson's fate is a garish warning to all those craving stardom. Instead of love, think paranoia and isolation - 27th June 2009
 * people's king of pop?'' - Michael Jackson's death is not A Diana Moment. The public's craving for collective emotion leads only to false emotion - 27th June 2009
 * refuse to join the chorus of outrage about Bruno. It's a very moral film - despite the pygmy sex'' - Frankly, I'm far more offended by movies in which the gay character is, yet again, the neutered sidekick - 24th June 2009
 * worst thing about not eating meat isn't the limp salads - it's the other vegetarians'' - The whole shebang has taken on the sweaty sheen of bossiness and moral superiority. It makes me want to stuff a fistful of veal in their gobs - 17th June 2009
 * farce ceiling'' - Our CEOs and celebrities may struggle to get it, but it's not hard to see why this feminism thing exists - 3rd June 2009
 * Cheney, please, tell us about it'' - Babbling away like a Speaker's Corner regular, Bush's former guru is doing him a final favour - 23rd May 2009
 * the concertos or whatever, was Mozart hot?'' - Looks trump talent these days – and nowhere more so than in the US. Now even historical figures get the 'hottie' treatment - 15th May 2009
 * Dubya diaries'' - The advance might be modest, but that won't stop George trying all those Henry James tricks - 20th March 2009
 * Britannia'' - Awards season brings out the worst in UK fawning before Americans. Stop it. Pull yourselves together - 12th February 2009
 * goes the sisterhood'' - A new book of tips for single women hints at a spiteful and combative trend in feminism - 26th January 2009
 * are all in the mind'' - Whatever Gwyneth or Beyoncé do, cutting out major food groups can be very bad for your healt - 6th January 2009
 * does not reveal all'' - Cosmo's fake interview scandal could provide a solution to those bland celebrity puff pieces - 20th December 2008
 * it's so last season'' - The recession has got fashion glossies in a tizz. They should take a tip from Marie Antoinette - 27th November 2008
 * to get onscreen'' - A nadir in reality TV lays bare - very bare - the dangers of being famous for being famous alone - 6th October 2008
 * being a woman, Sarah Palin doesn't get my vote'' - While a female VP would be nice, John McCain can't just throw any lady on the podium and expect us all to squeal excitedly - Guardian.co.uk - 1st September 2008
 * the clotheshorses can buck fashion's thin fixation'' - The labels won't, and nor will the glossies. It takes the likes of Kate Moss to challenge the addiction to skinny models - 28th August 2008
 * sartorial prerogative'' - Across the centuries, aristocratic women have held little sway except through their clothing - 23rd August 2008
 * Style is all about self - It is heartening that the latest edition of Vogue suggests age need not dictate what we wear - 18th June 2008
 * Gloriously tragic - ...on the humanising minutiae that make a memoir - 13th May 2008
 * The Witty touch - Katharine Witty, Mohamed Al Fayed's latest media spokeswoman, was one of the revelations of the Diana inquest. But why would anyone want to take such a job? - 9th april 2008
 * Pushing all the right buttons - Blair's political wardrobe - 11th May 2007



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 * Jolie'' - 18th October 2008
 * Palin'' - 11th October 2008
 * Lohan'' - 4th October 2008
 * Chris Martin - 14th June 2008
 * Naomi Campbell - 7th June 2008
 * Harrison Ford - 31st May 2008

 ...as seen by Hadley Freeman 



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 * Bomb threats made on Twitter to female journalists. Guardian columnist Hadley Freeman and Independent writer Grace Dent among women threatened. The Guardian, 31st July 2013



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