Nathalie Olah
'Officially Old' Are the Two Dumbest Words on the Internet
Every hour, countless people on Twitter declare themselves "officially old." They use it to prefix anything they're doing that is remotely mundane, from buying running gear to boiling an egg.
This Year's Big Oscar Winner Will Be American Anxiety
Hollywood makes better films when it's feeling depressed.
Patrick Keiller Has Been Filming London's Slow Collapse Since the 1990s
I talked to him about public housing, the failure of late-stage capitalism, and the future of Britain. It was a pretty gloomy chat, all things considered.
Brenda Fassie: The Woman That Begged Mandela To Sing
But "Madonna of the Townships" isn't just about her anti-apartheid hit "Black President".
Porn Is Dead, Long Live Sex
Porn is dated, passe, over. It doesn't have anything to do with reality and its business model is so archaic production companies aren't making money anymore—the internet's moved on, you see, but the industry hasn't. Make Love Not Porn is a website...
Why Is Birmingham Failing Its Children?
I grew up in the place branded a "national disgrace" by Ofsted inspectors.
'Trainspotting' Author Irvine Welsh Doesn't Regret Choosing Life
With an adaptation of his book, Filth, now out in UK theaters, the author of 90s classic, Trainspotting talks to us about the new movie, the politics of heroin abuse, and porno.
Paddy Power Are Exploiting Some of London's Most Impoverished Communities
With low-cost, easy-to-use games that are earning them millions a day.
Europe Needs to Wake Up to the Boat Sinkings of Lampedusa
Why aren't we paying more attention to the plight of North African refugees off the Italian coast?
Why Does Richard Curtis Think All British People Are Frigid, Posh and White?
The director's new film is his most patronising work of middle-class propaganda to date.
Hunting for Illegal Immigrants with the UK Border Police
Housing is becoming so scarce in London that the government is offering people cash incentives to relocate to smaller homes in the suburbs, and illegal immigrants are crammed into crappy flats rented from dodgy landlords.