Fallen idols
David Hepworth is such a clever writer — not just clever in the things he writes, but in the way…
The EU is a feminist issue. I’m voting to leave
Britain is trapped in a bad marriage with the EU. It’s time to leave
My Brighton’s gone all Brideshead
My town is overrun with drunken Mileses and Gileses and Violets these days. Cross these oafish students at your peril
Paris: go while it’s still friendly
Julie Burchill hymns the joys of post-attack Paris
Chrissie Hynde writes like an angel on angel dust
‘The day I found out that Suzi Quatro wasn’t a dyke was the worst day of my life!’ a teenage…
Julie Burchill vs celebrity memoirs
I learned from this little lot that if one has read The Diary of a Nobody, then one can derive…
Losing my son and the end of my life’s summer
Hedonism, tragedy and me
The uglier the man, the uglier the attitude
The uglier the man, the more he demeans women
The rock novel that makes Mötley Crüe dull
Novels set in the music business (from blockbuster to coming-of-age) are few and far between — far less than in…
Tel Aviv
Just so you don’t get it confused with the City That Never Sleeps, Tel Aviv — my favovurite place on…
Why I won’t be going on Celebrity Big Brother — despite being tempted
Why I had to say no to Celebrity Big Brother
The swankier the hotel, the sulkier the tourists
Unusually, I didn’t leave the British Isles until I was 35, when I went to the Maldives for a fortnight.…
Working is good for you — even if it’s unpaid, in a charity shop — or writing book reviews for The Spectator
Work is a funny old thing — a four-letter word to some, the meaning of life to others. There have…
Sorry Katie Hopkins, but I’m not dieting. Ever
Why I am not dieting. Ever
What happened to Julie Burchill on silent retreat
What I discovered on a silent retreat
Emer O’Toole is a joyless bore compared with my heroine Caitlin Moran, says Julie Burchill
Looking at the brightly coloured front cover of this book, I felt cheerful; turning it over and seeing the word…
The rise of ‘living apart together’ – and why I’ve stopped doing it
The rise of ‘living apart together’ – and why I’ve stopped doing it
Why I detest clothes with words on
Clothes with slogans on them are a sure sign of a bore
Mark Steyn: a hairy, successful version of myself, says Julie Burchill
For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure, Mark Steyn is sort of a hairy, successful version of me—…
Wonder Woman: feminist symbol or the ultimate male fantasy?
It’s always interesting when people succeed in two different arenas — like Mike Nesmith’s mum, who gave the world both…
For some left-wing men, the misogyny of the Islamic State is part of the appeal
For some left-wing men, the misogyny of the Islamic State is part of the appeal
Why I'll never want to escape Portmeirion
My husband and I stay for a week most summers in Portmeirion, the strangest and loveliest ‘village’ in the world.…
Women on Facebook are too bitchy even for me
My female friends’ social media habits are too bitchy even for me
Romance isn't a religion. Stop looking for The One and join The Queue
Pity the modern starlet. Be she steaming-hot pop-tart or reality-show show-off, her range of emotional experiences will, thanks mostly to…
Want a fun job? You just have to pick the right parents
The old paths to the top for working-class children – sport, music, acting, writing – are now closed by nepotism
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