For the Desk Drawer
James BloodworthEssays, reviews and early access to my other stuff.
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The manosphere: from misogyny to antisemitism
Originally published in Fathom Journal.
When one thinks of the manosphere – an array of male supremacist subcultures that have gained prominence in recent years – one typically imagines certain things: meat-headed internet influencers sell...
When the past suffocates the present
J.M.W. Turner, The Fighting Temeraire (1839)
King Charles’s state visit to the United States this week has revived familiar talk of the “special relationship” and the soft-power benefits Britain supposedly derives from royal pageantry. Th...
The Cuban Dream, the Cuban Nightmare
I spent last week in Havana. I’ve written a couple of pieces on what I saw—snippets of conversations, and (hopefully) some details that rarely make it into conventional articles. You can read my previous two entries here and here.
In this...
"I work two jobs and eat one meal a day"
Notes from Havana (2)
This week and next I’ll be sending short dispatches from Havana—notes on what I’m seeing, snippets of conversations and (hopefully) some interesting details and asides that rarely make it into conventional articles.
Notes from Havana (1): first impressions
This week I’ll be sending short dispatches from Havana—notes on what I’m seeing, snippets of conversations and (hopefully) some interesting details and asides that rarely make it into conventional articles.
This piece is free to read, but...
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Journalist and the author of Hired (2018) and Lost Boys (2025).
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