The Bluestocking

The Bluestocking 388: Traitors and Goons

through the medium of snails

Oct 24

111

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The Bluestocking 387: Cola bottles and Vermeer's sneer

The mellow ouzel fluted in the elm

Oct 17

108

33

Fear And Laughing in Riyadh

A dispatch from my time watching stand-up comedy in Saudi Arabia

Oct 16

233

19

The Bluestocking 386: Sun miracles and showgirls

a layered lasagne of toilet paper

Oct 10

93

31

The Bluestocking 385: Shrinkwash Alan, stonewash Nick

getting ‘negged’ by Reform voters

Oct 3

108

12

September 2025

The Bluestocking 384: Wendys and Beatles

Flat 48v Harrison Motorway Lake Gary

Sep 26

137

35

The Bluestocking vol 383: A Pulitzer nom for a panto?

Hello from New York, where it's still sunny and warm. Sorry.

Sep 19

97

30

The Bluestocking 382: Matcha fact-checks

The chicken is NOT wearing overalls

Sep 12

115

22

August 2025

The Bluestocking 381: Geriatric Hogwarts

Blanket statement // Pillow talk // Cover story

Aug 29

160

60

The Bluestocking 380: Online Chads

influencers, rightwing art boys, tagalongs and randoms

Aug 22

106

53

The Bluestocking 379: The economics of writing a book

Infinite scroll means infinite ad inventory

Aug 1

420

125

July 2025

The Bluestocking 378: Google Zero and getting older

the first human-algorithm hybrid president

Jul 25

103

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