"If we must call Scott Walker a genius, as every obituary tends to do as each elder statesman of rock dies, we should remember how hard he worked to become one."
Lovely piece by @CPAButler https://t.co/ZUJiDMUqIC
From teen idol to avant-garde recluse, no one had a career quite like Scott Walker. Few people in pop have had an influence that runs so deep across such a diverse array of musicians, writes @CPAButler
https://t.co/N2d49QNXhO
Many readers asked us to check the claim that 1 million people attended the People's Vote march on Saturday.
Almost certainly not. Experts in crowd modelling told @WiredUK they estimated the figure was somewhere between 312,000 and 400,000.
https://t.co/Bkci5uALc1
The #MeToo mantra of ‘believe the victim’ is selective and hollow. Despite accusations of statutory rape, Asia Argento is getting a sympathetic hearing. Why were other alleged abusers not given such clemency?, writes @CPAButler
https://t.co/yTgaEXdRo9
#MeToo blames Hollywood for a culture of male perpetrators. But its relentless focus on shaming ‘problematic’ actors and directors and on cutting people from films empowers the Hollywood machine to be judge, jury and executioner, says @CPAButler
https://t.co/OddUlEG7Jc
Judi Dench has caused a stir for saying Kevin Spacey was a good friend. But why should she purge her own history just to satisfy the #MeToo set?, asks @CPAButler https://t.co/OddUlEG7Jc
The rapturous applause here explains a lot. These people genuinely believe that those with opposing political views just weren’t educated properly.
Probably not the most helpful approach...
Crazy Rich Asians is being celebrated as progressive and inclusive. But its plot is old-fashioned and reactionary, says @CPAButler
https://t.co/VWlGLiVI21
For all its glitz and glamour, Crazy Rich Asians is an ugly film, lacking the self-awareness and camp that make rom-coms worthwhile, says @CPAButler
https://t.co/LXrZqVb6Hj
Twitter 2009.
I like apples.
I like pears.
That’s cool.
Yeah.
Twitter 2018.
I like apples.
So you’re anti pears then.
No, I just prefer apples.
So you hate pears.
I never said that.
Fucking pear hater.
I don’t hate pears!
Yes you do. You make me sick. Scum.
Was Serena “sticking up for women’s rights” when she threatened violence against a female line judge in 2009 at the US Open or when she abused a female umpire during 2011 US Open or when she threatened to sue a female umpire at Wimbledon in 2016...