The universal appeal of self-pity
Zeinab Badawi’s ‘The History of Africa’ (BBC World News)
Can victims forgive?
The case of France’s George Floyd, Adama Traoré
Let’s not lose our heads over Rhodes
Can a man loyal to his Oxford college really be all bad?
Seeing France through the ruin of her past
Nantes cathedral did not burn alone
Where all the brave words went after #JeSuisCharlie
Charlie Hebdo has not brought out the best in anyone
Vanishing worlds
Round-up: what do these books tell us about literary culture in 2021?
The diary of Dilyn the dog
Bozzo has a new food for me: little bits of paper with numbers on
A gendered soul?
The trans debate was less toxic when it was a process, not an identity
Notes on a doomed affair
Norman Lebrecht on how Marion von Weber was both interesting and important to Mahler’s emergence
A correctional facility
Who, exactly, is being corrected by an execution?
Should I buy a horse?
My desire to stay green is leading me to the bridleway of despair
The judge inside, and on your shoulder
The Public First case is the first in which the application of the apparent bias doctrine to procurement is brought to the fore
Muzzled in Moscow
Drawing on the author’s experiences, the book’s effect is akin to having a long pub chat with a knowledgeable journo
Party political
Claudia Savage-Gore loses sleep plotting a stealth-lavish birthday party
A real taste of the sea
Forget hoary folk tales and savour plump herring at its best, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto