Tomiwa Owolade@tomowolade
Writer for various publications. Author of the book: This is Not America. Order it here: https://t.co/OLRxUo9msp Contact: [email protected] linktr.ee/thisisnotameri… London Joined October 2015-
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For @TheCriticMag I’ve written about why reading Jonathan Glazer’s speech as an attack on Jews misunderstands both The Zone of Interest and Jews thecritic.co.uk/jonathan-glaze…
For the Times, I've written about why when we think of 'diversity' we need to acknowledge region and class. thetimes.co.uk/article/class-…
Next month I will be interviewing the Irish novelist Niamh Mulvey about her terrific novel 'The Amendments' in the East London bookshop Phlox Books. Tickets here: phloxbooks.com/events/p/niamh…
Superb piece by Robert Colls in the New Statesman. newstatesman.com/politics/relig…
It’s a brilliant piece - check it out here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cr…
It’s a brilliant piece - check it out here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cr…
Apparently I'm one of the most widely-read authors in the distinguished academic journal Critical Quarterly. Sweet!
I'll be interviewing the great Andrew O'Hagan about his excellent state-of-the-nation novel Caledonian Road at Topping & Company Booksellers in Bath. Tickets available here: toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/an…
For the Sunday Times, I went to Bristol to view the public display of Edward Colston's statue at the M Shed museum. thetimes.co.uk/article/edward…
Insightful & beautifully written column in today’s @ObserverUK sums up the essence of why some flourished during #covid #Lockdowns while others struggled inc the ever restless drive of #FOMO & the curse of comparison on #socialmedia #LessIsMore Thank you @tomowolade
Insightful & beautifully written column in today’s @ObserverUK sums up the essence of why some flourished during #covid #Lockdowns while others struggled inc the ever restless drive of #FOMO & the curse of comparison on #socialmedia #LessIsMore Thank you @tomowolade
Make coffee. Shower. Clean the loo. In an age of choice, rituals are the key to happiness | by @tomowolade theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
"Too much constraint is dull rather than happy, enervating instead of ecstatic. But a life without any kind of routine or ritual is destined for misery." Love this by @tomowolade on the calming power of habit – and the film 'Perfect Days': theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
"Too much constraint is dull rather than happy, enervating instead of ecstatic. But a life without any kind of routine or ritual is destined for misery." Love this by @tomowolade on the calming power of habit – and the film 'Perfect Days': theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Nice piece.
This is such a lovely and wholesome piece.
For the Observer, I've written a column about Wim Wenders's beautiful film 'Perfect Days'. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
I was pretty certain this would be @tomowolade’s position and it’s great to read his as ever measured, wise, cogent and coherent thoughts. @BullingdonYob @Jo_dB @Jarod222
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@tomowolade Interesting & nuanced. Those who grew up in London have immediate access to a lot of opportunities that those who grew up outside of it don't. I moved to London to get those opps but it was hard & remains so as I have no fam here. But I stay here for the opportunities.
@tomowolade I think this is really important. As someone from 'the regions' and who lives with a 'working class' person.
@tomowolade @_paullay Thank you for this. I recently completed a 10-page diversity survey that didn't mention socio-economic background once.
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@tomowolade We should do an @interintellect_ salon on this!
@tomowolade This is worth a read too on a similar theme
@tomowolade This is worth a read too on a similar theme
@tomowolade You deserve to be read. You are intelligent.
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@Keep_t100 I have never pretended Britain is a utopia for all, of course Britain has a history of both racism & classism & yes, we still have race/class disparities to close. However, as @tomowolade said, this is NOT America.
Does anyone else find that this comes across as a bit, well, sinister? As @tomowolade has argued most eloquently, this is not America.
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@robertshrimsley @Simon_Nixon That is honestly one of the stupidest pieces I’ve read on this topic and the bar is low.