Fishermen’s tails
Through history, Mermaids have been treated as more real than legendary, even by those who have had a reputation to uphold
Et tu? The grim fate of the usual suspects
Peter Stothard’s depiction of the demise of Caesar emphasises the humanity of the emperor’s killer
Why we need a common faith
Is there any clear route out of the philosophical modernity and nihilism that plague our reality?
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem (DG)
Benjamin Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem covers a gamut of moods, from pity to passion
Fairy tales have gone woke
Pulling up fairy tales by the roots in the name of feminism makes barren fare for the reader
Former spin doctor divulges on India’s ruling dynasty
Sanjay Jha’s new book reveals the degeneration of the oldest party in the world’s largest democracy
The life and loves of John Nash
Andy Friend provides a readable account of Nash’s life, but omits important detail about how the artist made others feel
A day in the life of the Covid Physician
Johnson, Whitty, Vallance, Hancock, and SAGE worry the Covid Physician far more than Covid-19 does
The Marxist cell in Number 10
Adam LeBor investigates the former communist cult that has found common cause with the prime minister and the Brexiteer Conservative right
Ethiopia weeps again
The Ethiopian prime minister’s Nobel Peace Prize appears increasingly ludicrous as he risks civil war
Lockdowns don’t work
Laura Dodsworth follows and photographs the guerrilla anti-lockdown campaign projected across London landmarks
The fatal fear of being accused of racism
The fear of being branded a racist raises questions about the West’s ability to protect itself from islamist attacks