Frances Weaver
Close Encounters
Catcalling isn’t so bad — until it crosses the line
A Fever that Doesn’t Last
Cyber-activism spreads quickly and reaches many, but the lack of risk involved means it is largely superficial
What Women (Don’t) Want
A new feminist force on Twitter attempts to attack the sexism in the media that most female political candidates face
Speaking Truth to Power?
‘To Assange, privacy is an accomplice to conspiracy, and should always be violated to shine a light on the lives of those in power’
Save, Save and Save Again
Even new publishing technology can’t save a writer from disaster
Viva la e-revolución!
The ego has landed, as Hugo Chávez signs up to Twitter
Satanic Masters
On Evil by Terry Eagleton
Democracy in Action
There is a battle between old and new media in this General Election – but which will win?
Netizens’ Rights
‘Unfortunately for their leaders, some 384 million Chinese netizens who help to make up one-fifth of mankind are expressing their views, just not through the leaders’ mouths’
Too Much Information
We were obsessed — but what did Baghdad bloggers think of the Chilcot Inquiry?
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past