Poppy Sowerby

London

Columnist at UnHerd

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Articles

Who will win the Battle of the Beckhams?

1 week ago | unherd.com | Poppy Sowerby

David BeckhamCelebrityClassknighthoodsBarnett formulaSocietytalentUK Brooklyn and Nicola whizz through Beverly Hills on a red motorbike, a camera pointed up at their grinning bobbleheads as palm trees sail by. He lifts a tattooed paw up to caress her hand — and the tangerine-sized engagement ring it bears. They are the picture of marital bliss. But offstage, all is not well.
New York girls have betrayed feminism

2 weeks ago | unherd.com | Poppy Sowerby

AmericadatingFeminismNew YorkSocietyUS Are you a high-value woman? If so, what is your price: a boneless banquet at KFC? A two-courser at the local Italian? Maybe even a tasting menu at Le Bernardin, finishing with a dram of Louis XIII cognac? In New York, these calculations are made every day as befits the land of blingy, Charvet-shirted chivalry.
Terror never left Britain

3 weeks ago | unherd.com | Poppy Sowerby

ExtremismISISTerrorSocietystrategic bombersTerrorismUK Eight years ago today, a white van mounted the pavement in London Bridge. It first struck three people before launching Xavier Thomas into the Thames. Next Chrissy Archibald was trapped under the van, briefly freed then run over. Nearby, tourists mooched about Borough Market admiring glossy chocolate strawberries and Sussex cheeses, craning their necks to look at the Shard.
The disturbing rise of neo-eugenics

1 month ago | unherd.com | Poppy Sowerby

EugenicsGeneticsScienceSilicon ValleyUS In the “not-so-distant future” of the 1997 sci-fi thriller Gattaca, society is divided by genetic status. The protagonist, played by Ethan Hawke, is a naturally conceived “invalid”, while Jude Law plays a former swimming champion whose life was engineered for perfection. Law’s traits had been selected by a geneticist, his fate inscribed in his cells.
When did meat become Right-wing?

1 month ago | unherd.com | Poppy Sowerby

Dietingfood cultureliver kingMasculinityRFK Jr.SocietyUS In America, there are two famous vampires named Brian Johnson. Well, sort of. The first, who admittedly spells it “Bryan”, is the preternaturally ageless tech entrepreneur who charts his erections and uses infusions of his teenage son’s blood plasma in pursuit of eternal youth — and has ended up looking somewhere freakishly in between 38 and 80.
Depop's dirty little secret

1 month ago | unherd.com | Poppy Sowerby

fantasyFeminismOnlyFanspornSocial mediaSocietyUKVinted Hell is empty, and all the devils are on Depop. Long have second-hand clothes-selling apps and websites played host to the worst human impulses, stuffed to the gills with scammers, cheapskates and cheeky upsellers shifting Primark tank tops for £20. It is the land of huns: the lingua franca is median-average babery, punctuated by kisses, heart emojis and weapons-grade passive aggression.
Virginia Giuffre: imperfect victim

2 months ago | unherd.com | Poppy Sowerby

Jeffrey EpsteinPrince AndrewSexual abuseSocietyUS By now, we all know the story. A sex ring in Florida, circling the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. An alleged encounter with a prince at Tramp nightclub in London, at the age of 17 — an allegation Andrew has always vehemently denied. A coterie of elites named in Epstein’s “little black book”, many of whom have so far remained unnamed.
Gen Z was sold a lie

2 months ago | unherd.com | Poppy Sowerby

datingDating appsGen ZHingeHousing CrisisrelationshipsRentingSocietyUK So you’re looking for a change. You go online, start swiping. Good lighting, flattering angles — it’s hard to tell who’s sexed up their pictures. But you’ve been on the market for a while now — you can spy when they’re trying to sell you a dream.
Spare us another 'Pride and Prejudice' remake

2 months ago | unherd.com | Poppy Sowerby

CultureDolly AldertonJane AustenLiteratureTelevisionUK Do modern audiences still “get” Jane Austen? At first glance, her star seems undimmed. School trips still schlep around Bath, wearily taking in the Regency crescents and spaffing pocket money on Mr Darcy rubber ducks. And, for TV networks, she continues to be dynamite: Dolly Alderton has just announced yet another adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, this time for Netflix.
Why Britain can't forgive Queen Camilla

2 months ago | unherd.com | Poppy Sowerby

British monarchyKing CharlesPrincess DianaQueen CamillaRoyal familySocietyUK “My great-grandmother was the mistress of your great-grandfather. I feel we have something in common.” The 24-year-old Camilla Shand immediately transfixed the Prince of Wales upon their first meeting at the Windsor Great Park polo field in 1970. A relationship began, ended, then was rekindled years later in an affair.