Poppy Sowerby

1 week 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.

2 weeks 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.

3 weeks 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.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.