Hermione Eyre



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Full name: Hermione Eyre

Area of interest: Lifestyle and celebrity (esp. analysis of celebrity culture), society

Journals: The Independent, The Independent on Sunday

Email: [mailto:h.eyre@independent.co.uk h.eyre@independent.co.uk]

Website: Independent.co / Hermione Eyre

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Biography:
Education: Rugby School; Oxford University

Career: Child actress; journalist
 * see Orion Books authors

Current position/role: The Independent on Sunday: assistant Editor of ABC (The Independent on Sunday's Arts, Books and Culture section)


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Film/TV/Radio: Appeared on BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour, Radio 3's Night Waves and Sky News
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Books & Debate:

 * The dictionary of national celebrity (2005) (with William Donaldson) OCLC 60794000 (review by DJ Taylor, The Guardian)

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The Independent:
Column remit: Lifestyle and celebrity (esp. analysis of celebrity culture), society

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Role: Commentator

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Email: [mailto:h.eyre@independent.co.uk h.eyre@independent.co.uk]

Website: Independent.co / Hermione Eyre

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Articles: 2009

 * leaves a bitter aftertaste'' - Was that a smirk in the newscaster's voice as he announced that Fred Goodwin's home had been vandalised? - 26th March
 * think you want power? You may be mistaken'' - Public achievement comes at a price. Why stick your head above the parapet - 28th February
 * us thinking, BBC'' - How much longer can "Thought for the Day" continue on Radio 4's Today programme? - 14th January



Articles: 2008

 * Anarchist? Groper? There's a game for you'' - As with plots, there are seven ludic archetypes. And this is what they reveal - 27th December 2008
 * for a bit of tinsel on the stage'' - Please, we need to save Hansel and Gretel - 12th December 2008
 * vain pursuit of punctuality'' - It is quick and clever to be early. It is rude and lazy to be late - 13th November 2008
 * behind Obama, I could see a girl moved to tears ...'' - A Limey busybody, I joined the ranks of campaign volunteers - 4th November 2008
 * you don't think philosophy can make you happy, you haven't read Seneca'' - Every day ends too soon; isn't life desperately short for living? - 3rd September 2008
 * At least the Tories are thinking'' - the Policy Exchange's suggestion that certain northern cities are not worth regenerating is pure, steaming nonsense, but however ill-judged that particular report may be, and however much bad publicity it has caused for David Cameron, it is a sign of something good: the Tories are thinking - 14th August 2008
 * Uncaring, unethical – and a risk to us all - Monday, 4th August 2008
 * Cool title, but what does it mean? - Friday, 16th May 2008
 * How did exploiting teenage girls become acceptable? - Thursday, 24th April 2008
 * A catcall is not only sexist, it's bad for business - Sunday, 6th April 2008
 * The night I dared not let my Oscars pass out of my sight - Saturday, 23rd February 2008
 * Not only witnesses need state protection - Hirsi Ali has been in limbo ever since 2006, when she admitted falsifying details on her asylum application - Saturday, 16th February 2008
 * Whoever said feminism was a thing of the past? - Saturday, 9th February 2008
 * When making our mark is not art but crime - Saturday, 2nd February 2008
 * Generation bird-brain? It's just evolution - Saturday, 19th January 2008
 * I have seen the future, and it is dark - Saturday, 12th January 2008
 * Was Flashman's world really no place for a girl? - Saturday, 5th January 2008



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 * New Statesman articles