Tragedy of the little Darlings
The relationship between J.M. Barrie and the real life Peter Pan was fatherly, friendly and perhaps something else
Mood music from the past
A confidential matter: the letters of Richard Strauss and Stefan Zweig, 1931-1935
No prefix required: how gay writers came of age
Douglas Murray refuses to mourn the death of the gay novel — a genre that was once ghettoised has joined the mainstream
Satire needs to find new targets
There are still plenty of institutions worth mocking
Angels still sitting on my shoulder
Douglas Murray discusses the importance of intellectual mentors and reveals two who continue to guide him
Can hurt feelings trump free speech?
Douglas Murray reviews What Snowflakes Get Right: Free Speech, Truth and Equality on Campus by Ulrich Baer
Ghostly good taste
Douglas Murray reviews ‘Old House of Fear’ by Russell Kirk
For whom the road tolls
Did turnpike roads transform travel in the 18th century? Or were they a means for rent-seeking?
Frock right off
Dresses, dogs and dinner
A masterpiece in miniature
Taneyev, Schumann: Piano quintets (Signum)
Diversity is not our strength
The Khan Review reveals a society needlessly splintered along ethno-religious lines
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
Budgets are overrated
Taxation and spending make little difference while Britain is unable to build
In praise of borrowed ideas
AI will not be the death of creativity, and could even enhance it
Don’t ban the billboards
Campaigns against advertising are pure public health fanaticism
Go west
Rishi has been a bit down lately
Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?
Regency romance
Small human moments cut across the centuries
