Zut alors! Ten Per Cent is no Call My Agent
The remake of the French original is rather merde
We have forgotten the titans of British cinema
It has fallen to Scorsese to rescue the reputation of Powell and Pressburger
Amis at 100: a master satirist without honour
It’s time to appreciate Kingsley Amis — flaws and all
Who should run the RSC next?
Someone has to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
The Queen’s Jubilee Book List: why did they bother?
The choices show a lack of levity, imagination and courage
Should we take Kingsley Amis more seriously as a poet?
The acclaimed novelist harboured dreams of writing verse
How to become a cult writer
What does it take for an author to become idolised way beyond their literary merit?
Do we really need so many stage adaptations of novels?
There’s much that can go wrong when the drama of a book is transferred to the stage
Did Mary Whitehouse have a point?
The moral campaigner is having another moment in the spotlight
On the chopping block
Philip Pullman’s early resignation signals a setback for free speech in publishing
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
Izzy Hardcastle
Ornament of the book-world
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
Calm down, dears!
Donald Trump offers no threat to Britain’s core ideological commitments and is unlikely to radically change U.S. foreign policy
Pandæmonium
Better to reign in hell than serve in government
The Critic
No they haven’t put the mag on the silver screen just yet, but its still worth watching
Is Keir Starmer coming for Twitter?
A campaign group with close ties to Labour Party reportedly hopes to “kill Musk’s Twitter”
Boris the Innocent
The Johnsonian lexicon has yet to incorporate the word “responsibility”
Still knocking on the door
For all the promises, subpostmasters are still waiting for compensation
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
Butchering La bohème
Opera is “relatable” already
