The perils of false victimhood
The Critic and Policy Exchange think right-wing academics are being censored. They’re wrong
What’s behind that enigmatic smile?
The author of a new novel about the Mona Lisa explores the history of the world’s most famous painting
Fishing with Ted Hughes
A new memoir finds the poet in a world of rivers, rods, and reels
It’s a 10 from me
Lunching at one of Soho’s finest as it celebrates a decade of unassuming excellence
In conversation with Laura Dodsworth
Should social media channels be scrutinised for hosting material which promotes gender transition?
Cressida Dick’s toxic legacy
The Met can’t be left to clean up its own mess
Tinker, Tailor, Rayner, Raab
From Lebedev to Corbyn — Tories and Labour trade blows on the company they have kept
How drag degrades women
Sexism in a dress is still sexism
Golden boy turned starstruck rube
The self-justifying self-portrait of a journalist who never made it
No blueprint for Putin’s War
The lesson of the Soviet-Finnish War warns us against misunderstanding a war in progress
Love letter to the printed word
On the material culture of the book
The Nineties: smells like Gen X nostalgia
Chuck Klosterman’s book sheds rose-tinted light on the decade