UNBELIEVABLE: 13 | History Defined

What now for the Spectator under Paul Marshall’s ownership? The signs are pointing further right

Look for clues at the hedge fund manager’s GB News, where militant agitation trumps ratings and integrity, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024

Teenagers will always get drunk – so why don’t we just serve them in pubs?

Is insisting on ID really about safeguarding or just a habit we’ve fallen into after watching too much American TV? writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024

Why is dating app Feeld so popular? Fetishes and throuples are only part of the story

Established apps were taking attitudes to sex and love right back to the 1950s. Thank goodness for something less traditional, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024

It’s 2024 and I might be the last person on earth to watch The Walking Dead. What a loser!

All I want to talk about is zombie lore and character arc – but everyone else is over it, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

Of course Kirstie Allsopp is happy for her 15-year-old to go Interrailing on his own. It’s ‘character-building’!

The posh have their own way of child-rearing. You don’t create the next generation of leaders by mollycoddling them, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024

Theresa May-lite or real humanitarian? Yvette Cooper’s new migrant plan makes me fear the worst

Labour is wasting its time on efforts to appeal to all sides in the debate. The likes of Nigel Farage will never be satisfied, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2024

Why the funniest jokes at the Edinburgh fringe just didn’t make me laugh

In standup especially, a joke is indivisible from its context. The ‘you had to be there’ rule should be more carefully observed, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2024

What does it mean to be 16 today? It is totally different to when I was growing up

On the day I opened my GCSE results, my parents weren’t looking over my shoulder, cameras poised. Lucky really, because I’d just smoked 20 cigarettes, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2024

Fighting on a plane is not a good idea – and I should know

When I got into an altercation with a fellow passenger as I tried to pass her in the aisle, any sense of rationality left me, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2024

Can menopause be fun and sexy? Yes, according to Miranda July

In her latest novel, All Fours, the perimenopause is a time of crisis, rebirth and radical sexual awakening. Watch out, says Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024