Pyramids for piggies and Gothic privies
Mixed in with the whimsical, the eccentric and the downright weird, there are masterpieces
A fabulous box of geeky delights
Historic house inventories provide a remarkable insight into building histories
The death of charity?
The decline of religion and the fraying of our social fabric has made us meaner
Marshalling India’s maharajahs
Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States by John Zubrzycki
All in the family
Most likely, we live in a comfortable nest of light fictions
Free speech in free fall
As British freedoms are continually eroded, much of the liberty lobby seems to have nothing to say
The art of Caspar David Friedrich
In our brave new world of modern art, there’s a growing appetite for celebrating the mystery of the natural world
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
Josephine Tey, woman of mystery
Deeply private, her elegant and sharply engaging writing has often been wrongly overlooked
The problem with securonomics
A genuine strategy for increasing our economic security and resilience as a society would not start with the state
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
The Age of Twee
Line up and clap for the NHS, wankpuffin
Leaving Kindland, entering reality
“Being kind” at the expense of truth and reason can make us nothing of the kind
