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Laurie Charles
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Golf Must Be Abolished

It’s time to destroy the sport of kings: our humanity is at stake. A good walk spoiled “They call it golf because all the other four letter words were taken.” — Raymond Floyd, golfer The best thing I can say about Tony Blair is that despite being born in Scotland…

Satire

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Golf Must Be Abolished
Golf Must Be Abolished
Satire

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Obama Aurelius

Empires die, but their propaganda echoes in eternity — “There once was a dream that was Rome.” Everyone’s favourite swords and sandals epic Gladiator (2000) has a lot to answer for. Not because it’s riddled with factual inaccuracies, those are awesome — even historians (the cool ones at least) will agree. Historical films don’t need to be accurate, they…

History

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Obama Aurelius: on undead imperialism
Obama Aurelius: on undead imperialism
History

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JK Rowling was always this terrible

The polyjuice potion has worn off. — “There will be a time when we must choose” In the wizarding world of Harry Potter, things are often not as they seem. You think you’re looking at a cat or a beetle, but those are powerful witches. That nasty potions master is in fact a Nice Guy™ deep undercover…

Harry Potter

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JK Rowling was always this terrible
JK Rowling was always this terrible
Harry Potter

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Feb 8

Can trans allies play Hogwarts: Legacy?

Solving a difficult ethical dilemma on the left —

Gaming

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Can trans allies play Hogwarts: Legacy?
Can trans allies play Hogwarts: Legacy?
Gaming

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Sep 20, 2020

What the British are really laughing about

The rituals and secret-keeping of Britain’s privately educated elites are a cornerstone of Conservative Party unity. — — — — First published in The Leveller (which sadly no longer exists), I’m celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Pig Gate” by republishing my viral article here. Enjoy. — — — — Whether or not it’s true, the Internet has decided for the time being that British Prime Minister…

Piggate

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What the British are really laughing about
What the British are really laughing about
Piggate

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Dec 16, 2019

Chewbacca was at Stonewall

An extremely unserious exercise in watching Star Wars as if every character was queer. Ever since Poe and Finn gazed at each other in that special way in The Force Awakens (2015), their latent homosexuality has been gleefully asserted on the internet by the side of the Star Wars fandom…

Star Wars

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Chewbacca was at Stonewall
Chewbacca was at Stonewall
Star Wars

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Oct 19, 2019

Boaty McBoatface: A Eulogy

In loving memory of the last British hero — “tHe WiLL oF tHe PeOpLe” It’s April, 2016. Nobody has been forced (yet) to utter the words “President Trump” but it’s only a matter of time, and Brexit looms large — only a few weeks to go now until the referendum. The corpse of an old friend is about to be thrown into the waves…

Boaty Mcboatface

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Boaty McBoatface: A Eulogy
Boaty McBoatface: A Eulogy
Boaty Mcboatface

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Jan 7, 2019

Why aren’t millennials buying The Economist?

Despite its erudite appearance, the Economist is a pit of closet anti-intellectualism and victim blaming. Originally published at The Leveller, July 6th 2016 Consider your average Internet moron, the noble knuckle dragger who proudly thinks that any solution more complex than “lock them all up” or “deport the lot of…

Politics

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Why aren’t millennials buying The Economist?
Why aren’t millennials buying The Economist?
Politics

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Dec 29, 2018

Piers Morgan: Wanker

A man with no values wishes you would love Trump like he does. Originally published at The Leveller, January 17th 2017 One day I want to meet someone who likes Piers Morgan. Not because we could ever be friends but because I will be able to ask them: ‘how?’ Piers…

Donald Trump

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Piers Morgan: Wanker
Piers Morgan: Wanker
Donald Trump

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Dec 8, 2016

Seizing the production of means

Worker cooperatives are birthing a new world in the wreckage of a dying one. — Originally published on ragged.media In the wake of the 2008 global financial crash, a little-known but remarkably durable model of business began to quietly make waves in the United States: the worker cooperative. …

Politics

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Seizing the production of means
Seizing the production of means
Politics

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Laurie Charles

Laurie Charles

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I write about empires. Bylines in the Guardian, ThinkProgress, Dazed, Huck, etc.

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