The renovation of the Heal’s Building
Londoners are sentimental about the early-twentieth-century Tottenham Court Road store, Heal’s
Finding the middle ground
Where do the acts too big for pubs but too small for arenas play?
The Crystal Palace Subway
London’s buried treasure is getting a fresh polish
The second life of Pauline Boty
Critics should not drown this much-needed revival in emotive clichés
Bohemian memories
The Bloomsbury Group lives on in our collective imagination
Dover’s soul
A neglected town has a rich and gritty heart
The Venice Architecture Biennale
Geopolitical challenges produce impressive art
Icy glamour
Herzog & de Meuron at the Royal Academy
A fresh face for an old friend
The National Portrait Galley’s renovation doesn’t disappoint, bringing light and space to tell the story of the nation
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
Why the Conservatives will be anti-woke
Standing up to the thought police is key to making change
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
Anti-industrial strategy
Manufacturing has been systematically devastated by successive governments
The danger of naive humanitarianism
The rejection of force is complacent and unsustainable
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
Ireland’s forgotten wine history
Put down that pint glass and reach for a bottle
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
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We found the prawns you so thoughtfully left behind the radiator, but there’s still something here, isn’t there?
