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The Christian Grift
UFC fighter Conor McGregor, who has managed not to actually fight in the UFC since July 2021, has announced that he has had a spiritual rebirth.
Dec 13
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Ben Sixsmith
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From One Ben to Another
There is an awkward, somewhat unkempt Englishman named Ben who left Britain and moved east.
Dec 11
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Zafaraniya is a Country of the Future
I landed in Zahrān Airport with a head full of questions about the Kingdom of Zafaraniya.
Dec 8
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Bad Actors and Crime Statistics
If you have followed my work over the years, you will know that I am never shy about (a) saying nice things about Poland or (b) saying bad things about…
Dec 6
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Ben Sixsmith
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Why Philip Larkin Is Still My Favourite Poet
The great English poet Philip Larkin died forty years ago yesterday.
Dec 4
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Prejudice and Power
The grooming gangs scandal in the UK was ignored and obscured because of the identity of many of the perpetrators (among other things).
Dec 4
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November 2025
November Diary
Hello, Obligatory shilling.
Nov 30
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Reasons to be Thankful
Thanksgiving has always struck me as a faintly curious festival — coming, as it does, so close to Christmas.
Nov 27
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Ben Sixsmith
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The Rise and Rise of Upper Silesia
“If this is Upper Silesia,” P.G.
Nov 25
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Ben Sixsmith
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Buy My Sister’s Book!
There’s a point in Martin Amis’s Experience — and I don’t have a copy to hand so forgive my inelegant paraphrasing — where the author recalls his…
Nov 18
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Ben Sixsmith
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Slopmaxxing
Every day, I post on X.
Nov 18
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An Imaginary Emo Album and the Weirdness of AI
When I was a younger man, I loved a band called Merchant Ships.
Nov 13
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