Wrote about why playing a large man from the olden days will take Paul Mescal from cult classic to bestseller inews.co.uk/culture/film/s…

Great piece from Ellen Peirson-Hagger on her love of CDs and their possible resurgence among Gen Z - it might make you rethink your streaming habits inews.co.uk/culture/music/…

Went to The Rest Is Politics Live last night and found it... a bit weird inews.co.uk/culture/radio/…

Wrote about the very specific brand of British shagging in Rivals inews.co.uk/culture/televi…

Wrote about the current trend for fetishising female pop stars' commercial strategy over their talent, and why, as a pop fan, I don't think Charli, Taylor and Beyonce can be reduced to "marketing genius" inews.co.uk/culture/music/…

Wrote about the gender dynamics of The Office and why no woman, no matter how terrible they are, would ever behave like David Brent inews.co.uk/culture/televi…

Great piece by Jessica Duchen ✍️🎶 on the pressure on women in classical music to be thin and beautiful inews.co.uk/culture/arts/c…

"It was rather unprofessional of Jayden (3½) to burst into tears and require a cuddle before rejoining the chorus" - an anonymous parent reviews their child's Christmas concert in The i Paper inews.co.uk/culture/honest…

Love Amandaland. Love "unlikeable" characters inews.co.uk/culture/televi…

This list almost tore The i Paper's culture desk apart. But we hope it doesn't make you turn on us like we turned on each other. Happy Valentine's Day! 💘💘💘 inews.co.uk/culture/50-bes…

Wrote about Sam Fender, and young men who find comfort in his music, for The i Paper inews.co.uk/culture/music/…

If you read one thing today, make it this excellent piece by Ellen Peirson-Hagger on how major labels have weaponised the streaming era to return to their heyday - to the detriment of artists inews.co.uk/culture/music/…

For today's The i Paper I wrote about The Great Gatsby which was published 100 years ago this week. Happy birthday old sport inews.co.uk/culture/books/…

The Great Gatsby was published 100 years ago today - read this brilliant piece by Max Liu on why it's chronically misunderstood and more relevant than ever The i Paper inews.co.uk/culture/books/…

Bon Iver's new album is the best music I've heard this year, and gets a big fat five stars from me in The i Paper inews.co.uk/culture/music/…

Viral violin? As music students, we tried to hide our sore arms, stage fright and freezing fingers, but now a clutch of young musicians are building their online followings by showing the reality of the profession. And guess what? The audience loves it... inews.co.uk/culture/arts/y…

Loved the new album from Wet Leg - now on repeat inews.co.uk/culture/music/…