As Biden ignores death in Gaza, the ‘Dark Brandon’ meme is unfunny and too real

In The Guardian, I write about Joe Biden’s tone-deaf use of social media. Until the president stops Israel’s violence, an evil-looking Biden looks less like a clever joke and more like a statement of fact Not long after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers for this year’s …

Edward Said seems like a prophet: 20 years on, ‘there’s hunger for his narrative’

I wrote this essay about my old professor, Edward Said. As war rages in Gaza, Said’s words feel prescient. That’s because so little has changed Twenty years after his death in 2003, Edward Said – a man variously known for his groundbreaking scholarship, dogged political advocacy, fine-tuned musical abilities, and serious sense of fashion – …