
Van Badham
Columnist at The Guardian
Writer at Freelance
@Guardian columnist, @WeekOnWednesday co-host, theatremaker, commentator, TV dilettante. Email: [email protected]. In my spare time I write books.
Articles
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4 days ago |
theguardian.com | Van Badham
A delightfully fluffy expenses controversy emerged in Queensland in the past week. The ABC reported that the chair of a Queensland government-owned company “faced questions” after billing the taxpayer for a hotel stay with a luxury accommodation package for his dog.
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2 weeks ago |
irishexaminer.com | Van Badham
Labubu dolls first hit the market in 2019, but in 2025 they‚Äôre sustaining a viral moment. We should ask ourselves why. News.com.au reports that recent ‚Äúdrops‚ÄĚ of the toy in Australia have seen queues form for blocks around its distributor, Pop Mart, with 3am-risers racing to meet the arrival of restocked merchandise. A Pop Mart spokesperson insists such a mania in pursuit of the highly-collectible plushies and miniatures has gripped Australia ‚Äúlike never before‚ÄĚ.
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3 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Van Badham
Labubu dolls first hit the market in 2019, but in 2025, they’re sustaining a viral moment. We should ask ourselves why. News.com.au reports that recent “drops” of the toy in Australia have seen queues form for blocks around its distributor, Pop Mart, with 3am-risers racing to meet the arrival of restocked merchandise. A Pop Mart spokesperson insists such a mania in pursuit of the highly-collectible plushies and miniatures has gripped Australia “like never before”.
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1 month ago |
theguardian.com | Van Badham
Fun news from the Guardian’s “Everything is Awful” desk this week: the “womanosphere” cometh. The article heralds the arrival of “a crop of conservative personalities … convincing young women of a gender-essentialist worldview”. What does such essentialism entail? The woman holding a sign reading “Make him a sandwich” is a strong clue. “Be thin, fertile and Republican” is the Guardian’s conclusion.
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1 month ago |
theguardian.com | Van Badham
This week, fresh data revealed the United States has seen its biggest drop in Australian tourists since Covid. It’s hardly surprising. Innocent people are being snatched by authorities from American streets. Citizens of foreign countries are being stopped, shackled and detained. The EU is now sending its emissaries with burner phones, lest personal social media posts critical of President Trump be discovered by border agents and … who knows what happens next?
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