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Anna Leszkiewicz

Anna Leszkiewicz is the culture editor of the New Statesman

May 2019

  • ‘Disabled people are often less like characters and ore like plot devices’ … Tim Rencow, left, in Jerk.

    'Humour cuts through': the comedians bringing cerebral palsy to our screens

    From the riotous office humour of Jerk to the satirical genius of Special, TV is finally embracing characters with cerebral palsy. We ask the stars of this new wave: is this a watershed moment?

April 2019

  • Bret Easton Ellis at the America Festival in Vincennes, France - 28 Sep 2010<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sipa/REX/Shutterstock (1228958f) Bret Easton Ellis Bret Easton Ellis at the America Festival in Vincennes, France - 28 Sep 2010

    Book of the day
    White by Bret Easton Ellis review – sound, fury and insignificance

    Bitter rants and petty score settling drive this attack on political correctness in the Twitter age

January 2019

  • Young love’s (teenage) dream ... (L-R) Britney Spears, Claire Danes as Juliet and Katy Perry.

    Since U been gone: imagining Max Martin's Juliet jukebox musical

    The Swedish producer’s debut musical sees Juliet ditching Romeo to move to Paris. We use his hits to plot the narrative

August 2018

  • THE DARKEST MINDS (2018)<br>AMANDLA STENBERG Character(s): Ruby Film ‘THE DARKEST MINDS’ (2018) Directed By ROSS VENOKUR 02 August 2018 SAW91674 Allstar Picture Library/20TH CENTURY FOX **WARNING** This Photograph is for editorial use only and is the copyright of 20TH CENTURY FOX and/or the Photographer assigned by the Film or Production Company &amp; can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above Film. A Mandatory Credit To 20TH CENTURY FOX is required. The Photographer should also be credited when known. No commercial use can be granted without written authority from the Film Company. 1111z@yx abcde 6 18 abcde 6 18

    The kids aren't alright: is the YA movie boom over?

    Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Twilight: only a few years ago young adult fantasy films were massive – but times, and teenagers, have changed

June 2014

  • The Disney animation Peter Pan [US 1953]

    Things we learned this week
    10 things we learned this week …

    From the controversial handover of a US prisoner of war to Lego's introduction of female scientists, via a row over farytales – a roundup of the week's news

December 2013

  • Two labradors

    Dogs are a woman's best friend too

    Anna Leszkiewicz
    Anna Leszkiewicz: Ben Fogle's article extolling dogs and their affinity with so-called masculine traits bothers me. Women don't just pop puppies into pink handbags
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