In the shadows of giants
Why are so many still enthralled by even the most grotesque Victoriana?
Now then, now then
Should there be a new drama about Jimmy Savile?
“The new Liberace” strikes again
Nigel Kennedy’s latest principled stand against “Jurassic“ FM and the forces of musical conservatism
Is Nadine Dorries the best we have?
Love or loathe her, she’s never pretended to be anything other than a populist
Celebrity crime novelists: the latest literary fashion
Crime and thriller titles have replaced Strictly Come Dancing as the new craze for celebrities
Can GB News survive Andrew Neil’s departure?
Or will GB News turn into a right-wing echo chamber?
Red pill, blue pill
Is The Matrix best judged as cinema or cultural phenomenon?
Rhyme or reason
Poetry doesn’t need to be useful
Afternoon delights
Alexander Larman reports from a half-liberated, half-imprisoned world
Gimme, gimme, gimme
It is time, once again, to take a chance on Abba
Life Between Islands
The Tate’s exhibition shows Caribbean-British art from the Windrush to the present day
House of fun
The Cosmic House breaks through the orthodoxies of modernism with its game-playing, colour and ornament
Hard times on the Black Dragon River
Thubron shows an unyielding willingness to listen to those he meets and attempt to understand their worlds
Hermione Simper
Although Hermione rarely names names or dishes dirt with quite the enthusiasm that her mother did, then she too has her tales to tell
When London really was built back better
This is an eloquent book that describes the architecture, culture, topography, and social life of a vibrant city
Show trials for social workers
The professionals “guilty” of failing to accept the medicalisation of vulnerable children
Digging a new scene
Thomas Woodham-Smith discovers the joys of gardenalia
Bezos’s sub-prime delivery
One is a billionaire with visions of conquering space — the other is Hugo Drax
Artistry in the kitchen
Calmly brilliant cooking rescues a vogueish restaurant full of underwhelming art
Our deepest, darkest fears
The transgressive, transmedial and transnational nature of the Gothic genre
Who judges the judges?
Activists are secretly training the judiciary to misapply the law