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The Bluestocking 388: Traitors and Goons
through the medium of snails
Oct 24
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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
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The Bluestocking 386: Sun miracles and showgirls
a layered lasagne of toilet paper
Oct 10
93
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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
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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
43
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