The unstoppable rise of geek culture
The cult of Elon Musk reveals some horrible truths about our non-virtual world
Fuccboi: a load of modern toss
A failed American Psycho for the PornHub generation
For the fellas
In What Do Men Want?, Nina Power crafts a peace treaty between the sexes
Can our duties set us free?
Jacob Phillips’ new book challenges the assumption that freedom lies in unconstraint
Going deep on the river
Make no mistake, the boat race is a blood sport
Women’s lives are not up for debate
Single sex spaces can be a matter of life or death for female victims
A return, a reissue, a brilliant new voice
The best, and the not-so-great, new fiction to read this month
The Caribbean after slavery
Professor Jeremy Black on the Caribbean in the 19th century
Russia’s Tsushima moment
Campaign Diary: Putin’s regime is suffering from an old problem — imperial overreach
Men to the left of us, men to the right of us
With male allies like these, who needs male enemies?
Young Stalin’s unlikely London holiday
Stephen May’s new novel is a triumph of historical fiction
Russia’s Empire in Ukraine and Eastern Europe
What historical parallels can be drawn with the current situation?
Going to the ends of the earth
A thrilling story of machismo, mutiny and madness in the Pacific
Time to end the grievance-industrial complex
The Sewell report provides a path out of division and towards an inclusive conservatism