Judah Friedlander Live!
In his perversity, absurdity, and bleakness, Friedlander taps the mood of American politics now
Starring Chelsea Peretti as Herself
The moments of interruption in Peretti’s stand-up reveal the constructedness of what we are watching
Trusting Dave Chappelle
The comedian’s 8:46 show is a stand-up special with few jokes
Streaming Daniel Kitson
The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church explores the possibility of human connection
Why is Britain good at R&D but has so few major tech companies?
Mike Lynch offers his solutions – from ARM to post-Brexit regulation
How not to earn a living
More and more books are published but life is hard for the aspiring writer
Whole lotta Lockdown
With friends like Tory backbenchers, who needs Cabinet colleagues?
Think of it as two Christmasses, darling
All the PMQ and Liaison Committee detail. If detail’s the right word. Which it’s not
Spellcheckers go woke
Countryside is racist, McDonalds transvestites, taking the knee rebels and Nazis can’t be attractive
The medical community’s revolt against lockdown
For a government which insists it is “following the science,” there is a striking reluctance to listen to the scientists
Shakespearean lore and order
A new anthology displays Shakespeare’s engagement with the sonnet form across his career, but at a high cost
Lost dream of coexistence
Adam LeBor delves into The Bureau, the utterly absorbing French spy thriller series
Can we help Belarus?
We may not know how best to help Belarus, but it would likely not hurt to look as if we might make an effort
Ethiopia weeps again
The Ethiopian prime minister’s Nobel Peace Prize appears increasingly ludicrous as he risks civil war