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
Modern-day Ealing comedy
A quintessentially English spirit of wry rebellion lives on in two new films
What’s with all the fuss over Simon Fanshawe?
The writer and activist’s nomination as Rector of Edinburgh University has been oddly controversial
Light from darkness
Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family and Social Class by Rob Henderson
Sherlock Holmes and the BBC bias
Eamonn Holmes will get to the bottom of the mystery of what happened to his career
A night of spectacle and special effects
Stranger Things: The First Shadow designers aren’t afraid to raid the treasure trove
Small talk and big asks
Men’s mental health is a serious matter — but it is wrong to expect people to be lifesavers
In praise of centibillionaires
When people are free to make a lot of money from new businesses, everybody wins
Giants and pygmies
Some stop-gap leaders of the opposition were never intended to be potential prime ministers
Don’t just do something, stand there!
Three new books resist the modern cult of busyness
Truss alone
Young Liz was accidentally left in charge of the country, only to be menaced by the worst sort of criminals: Tory MPs
Soothing sounds in time of war
There are expectations going back to 1948 that musicians turn up to provide relief
It is they who will surrender
We have all of tomorrow’s excuses today
