Teenage rebels in fiction - quiz
To celebrate the 66th birthday of SE Hinton, we're picking on you to test your knowledge of the great tales of teen trouble-makers. You got a problem with that? Continue reading...
View ArticleJulie Burchill: Absolute Cult Edinburgh 2014 review – on the sofa and on the...
Though it’s an unflattering portrait of the pop-culture columnist, Tim Fountain’s sequel to his Burchill play reminds you of her rhetorical forceIn 2004 Tim Fountain debuted his monologue Julie...
View ArticleHow I Stopped Being a Jew by Shlomo Sand and Unchosen: The Memoirs of a...
What does it mean to be Jewish today? Two books offer very different perspectivesIn 2006, as the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) were undertaking their second major incursion into Lebanon, I resigned as a...
View ArticleTop five most scathing book reviews
From ‘half-baked nonsense’ to a ‘stink in the nostrils’, Alison Flood rounds up five of the most damning book reviews ever. But what’s your favourite hatchet job?“I can’t really dignify her latest...
View ArticleGod save us from the philosemitism of Burchill, Amis and Mensch | Hadley Freeman
Being the object of adoration and envy is yet another burden we Jews have to bearThere are certain phrases that immediately make me get my coat and leave the party: “Oh look, there’s Richard Littlejohn...
View ArticleRembrandt: the artist giving philosemitism a good name
Philosemitism – the appreciation of Jewish culture – has been hotly debated of late, in the wake of a new book by Julie Burchill and against a backdrop of Middle Eastern conflict. We should look to...
View Article‘I just adore the JEWS. They can LITERALLY do no wrong in my book’
John Crace condenses Julie Burchill’s new book Unchosen into 600 unrestrained words of TOLERANCE and LOLS!All my life, I have been wrapping myself in the blue and white flag of Israel. I love Israel,...
View ArticleRock Stars Stole My Life by Mark Ellen review – misty-eyed, touchingly nerdy...
From the mud and thunder of early festivals to Live Aid and Rihanna, music journalist Mark Ellen was usually in the right place at the right timeMark Ellen surveys the happy youngsters comfortably...
View ArticleJulie Burchill mourns son, Jack, who killed himself this week
Writer, who made the announcement on Facebook, posted two poems dedicated to 29-year-old Jack and urged others to ‘look after the people you love’The writer and campaigner Julie Burchill has paid...
View ArticleJulie Burchill speaks of 'wilderness of loss' after death of son
Writer talks of emotional strain of caring for someone with a mental illness after 29-year-old son Jack killed himself last monthThe writer Julie Burchill has spoken about the emotional strain of...
View ArticleThe week in radio: Bringing Up Britain; Donald Duck Gets Drafted; Jo Good
A week of particularly hard news was leavened by Mariella, Walt Disney, and Suzanne Moore’s double act with Julie BurchillBringing Up Britain (Radio 4) | iPlayerDonald Duck Gets Drafted (Radio 4) |...
View Article‘Nobody lies about their dad’ – writers and rock stars reflect on their fathers
Julie Burchill worshipped hers. Leonard Cohen’s son Adam finds his hilarious. In an extract from a new book, My Old Man, they share stories of their unique father-child relationships, alongside Dorian...
View ArticleThe week in radio: Woman’s Hour; A Piece of Work; The Spectator podcast
Jenni Murray and co took a typically level-headed look at the BBC pay shambles. Plus, a charming, if basic, new art podcastWoman’s Hour (Radio 4) | iPlayerA Piece of Work (WNYC) | wnyc.orgThe Spectator...
View ArticleFarewell to NME: a rock'n'roll riot that petered into silence | Alexis Petridis
This week marks the final print copy of NME, once the engine of the hype and heat around the music industry. But its narrow musical focus in its later years doomed it to irrelevance News: NME to close...
View ArticleThe Guardian view on the death of NME: the end of an era | Editorial
The news that the music weekly will no longer appear in print is unsurprising. Where should we look for the sense of excitement it once offered?It would be silly to mourn the demise of NME, which is...
View ArticleLeave or remain – will anyone make it through Julie Burchill's Brexit play?
It’s the subject that has obsessed Britain for two years. So why are dramas about the EU referendum so woeful? The only thing rarer than a decent play about Brexit is a decent play set in a book club....
View Article'Grace Kelly seemed like an angel': Clive James and others on their first...
With Valentine’s Day in view, the veteran author and more come clean about their crazy, stupid, teenage lovesGrace Kelly’s career began as a 10-year cluster of roles for US television, but we didn’t...
View ArticleJulie Burchill's publisher cancels book contract over Islam tweets
Author’s comments ‘crossed a line with regard to race and religion’, says Little, Brown The journalist Julie Burchill has had a book contract cancelled after her publisher said she “crossed a line”...
View ArticleJulie Burchill agrees to pay Ash Sarkar 'substantial damages' in libel case
Columnist apologises to journalist, saying social media posts included ‘racist and misogynist’ commentsAsh Sarkar: Burchill abused me, yet she was cast as the victimThe columnist Julie Burchill has...
View ArticleJulie Burchill fires new publisher identified as a white nationalist
A supporter of the far-right group Patriotic Alternative identifying herself as Tabatha Stirling has been recorded apologising for publishing authors of colourJulie Burchill has dropped the new...
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