Barney Pite
Iraq is not a twentieth century Crusade
Oxford historian Christopher Tyerman delivers a polemic speech against rhetorical comparisons between the war on terror and the crusades
Philosophical economists and privatised oceans
Barney Pite reviews Varoufakis’ Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
Toxic Masculinity and the Mythopoetical Movement
Books like Michael Meade's Men and Waters of Life are just as important as Feminist classics in the fight towards equality
The late Mr Salinger deserves his enduring reputation
The Catcher in the Rye encapsulates central tenets of our modern world, writes Barney Pite
Rock’s best storyteller
"Darnielle's new novel confirms the status that Rolling Stone granted him; Rock's best storyteller", writes Barney Pite.
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea – “experimental and weird”
Barney Pite reexamines one of indie rocks most enigmatic classic albums
Turtles All The Way Down review: messy, clichéd, and pretentious
John Green’s latest novel is a messy, sprawling cliché, writes Barney Pite
Angel Hill review – ‘It may be simple, but it isn’t empty’
Michael Longley’s Forward Prize short-listed collection is elegant and timeless, writes Barney Pite
Reconsidering the Lobster: Wallace’s Dostoyevsky
David Foster Wallace cuts to the core of what makes Dostoyevsky invaluable, writes Barney Pite.
