Grace in the face of prejudice
Gwendolyn Brooks’s Maud Martha has been published in Britain for the first time
The resurrection of France?
A third way to the cynical politics of Macron and Le Pen exists
Some very healthy early music canaries
Helen Charlston & Toby Carr; Siglo de Oro (LFBM, St John’s, Smith Sq)
A radical reframing of conservative tradition
Yoram Hazony’s purified conservatism risks losing touch with political reality
It’s grim up north
Is the Northman alt-right propaganda? Perhaps, but it’s not the only one
Sounds and sweet airs
Classical music is flourishing in Britain — though if you listened to our cultural elite you’d never know it
Amour fou of the star-crossed lovers
The relationship between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh was one of all-consuming passion
“No-fault” divorce undermines marriage
Why is the government making it easier to break up families?
Playing pipeline politics
The Gulf countries may not be reliable partners against Russia
We have forgotten the titans of British cinema
It has fallen to Scorsese to rescue the reputation of Powell and Pressburger
Those we love, and those we love to hate
Sweet dreams are made of this
Compulsory voting — the solution to our gerontocratic crisis?
Young people have been written out of British politics: it’s time to let them back in