American Tolstoy
Time to proclaim the greatness of Herman Wouk, once feted for the sweep of his historical novels
Ralph Fiennes, Four Quartets and the future of theatre
It’s impossible to hear Eliot’s meditations and not be reminded of our current national ordeal
The rare breed of the conservative rock star
It is a strange world we live in when a musician’s personal politics leads to as much uproar as Winston Marshall’s case has
Labour of Little Love
The architects of the Belfast Agreement should honour its terms
Old TV keeps us grounded
What started as nostalgic escapism became much more
The final humiliation
What happens if the Taliban gets it right?
National distrust
Like the monasteries, the National Trust has long since strayed from its purpose. It’s time for reformation or dissolution
The Venice Architecture Biennale
An exuberant return to the beleaguered lagoon city
Obsessed by fantasy football
To enter a Fantasy Football season is to be as one with Donald Rumsfeld prior to the Iraq War, but with less insight
The perils of artivism
No space for art: how the ICA has been using public generosity to promote political activism
He won’t take the knee
Has Robert Peel been reincarnated as the Chief Constable for Manchester?