Philippa Willitts is Editor in Chief of Global Comment. She is a British freelance writer who specialises in writing about disability, women's issues, social media and tech. She also enjoys covering politics and LGBTQI-related topics. She can be found on Twitter and Instagram @PhilippaWrites.
Like many of my demographic, I've listened to my fair share of true crime podcasts, occasionally venturing into the "comedy true crime" space. It's an odd space, where my ethical values mean most of...
There's something profoundly comforting about a dollop of mushy peas squeezed onto the plate next to your pie, or in a Styrofoam pot with your chippy tea. Often dismissed by food snobs as some kind...
Look, I know it's important. I know that whoever wins will have a disproportionate (and probably pretty awful) impact on the rest of us on this planet. But god, it really does go on and on. And even...
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There are over 500 million podcast listeners around the world, so podcasts are a key way to disseminate – and consume – information. And in a world where there is more information at our...
Priest, the 1994 film written by Jimmy McGovern and directed by Antonia Bird, meant a lot to me as a young adult trying to emerge from Roman Catholicism into a place where I could be ok with being...
Usually, a writer chooses a book to review because they’re interested in the topic or the author. Sometimes, though, it’s because it’s written by the person Trump chose to be his deputy in the...
If I’m reading a book whose central character is a multiple murderer, that wouldn’t be something I’d typically relax to. But the low-key and charming An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene...
