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observer.co.uk > news > national > article > why-my-book-on-mothers-battling-for-custody-was-pulped-not-once-but-twice

Why my book on mothers battling for custody was pulped – ...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1233+ words) Sunday 1 March 2026 Commissioned by HarperCollins, it was scheduled for publication on 15 January. But the very system Feigel had scrutinised intervened: the complex rules she had reported on were invoked to halt the book and compelled her publisher" to destroy every…...

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observer.co.uk > news > columnists > article > breast-reductions-arent-feminist-just-a-new-form-of-misogyny

Breast reductions aren’t feminist – just a new form of misogyny

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (616+ words) Saturday, 8 November 2025 If you're a woman under 40 with bigger than average breasts, you have probably spent the last year being pushed to have a breast reduction. On TikTok and Instagram, you can find hundreds of thousands of posts, some getting…...

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observer.co.uk > culture > books > article > rebecca-solnit-i-see-slowness-as-a-worldview

Rebecca Solnit: ‘I see slowness as a worldview’

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (806+ words) The American essayist on being a tortoise at the mayfly party, her love of nature and why she needs a librarian Rebecca Solnit: "I see slowness as a worldview" The American essayist on being a tortoise at the mayfly party,…...