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Book Review

The woman at the forefront of the fight against Pornhub

Takedown is a testament to the tenacity of Laila Mickelwait and others who refuse to ignore grave injustices

Julie Bindel

Is Washington’s war on Zyn ‘election interference?’

Plus: Why bother ‘pouncing’ over Queer Eye at the White House?

Cockburn

Can we fight deepfake porn?

I suspect that ‘banning’ AI-generated nudes is an implausible project

Sam Leith

Sam Smith, can you put your clothes on?

When unattractive people strip off for strangers, it’s as cringe as seeing someone who can’t sing going on a TV talent show

Julie Burchill

Books

Why do the Japanese despise sex?

There are two sorts of people: those who can’t wait to grow up, and those who wish they never had to. It’s fair to say that women figure predominantly in the first group and men in the second, hence the preponderance of male fans of science fiction and fantasy — and dewy-eyed reminiscence about children’s … Read more

Julie Burchill