Bastards of the fleet
David Grann writes the definitive tale of the Wager’s descent into madness
Corto Maltese – graphic novels on a higher plane
The faithful translation of Hugo Pratt’s graphic novels introduces his hero to the wider audience he deserves
Davie, Davie, give us some answers do
Why the BBC keeps obscuring the truth of sex and gender
A Phoenix rises
Professor Jo Phoenix’s legal triumph is also a triumph for free speech
A passage to Istria
Long nights and grey days turn our correspondent’s mind to the Croatian coast
The conversion of St Lee
Never mind migrants converting, what about the MPs?
The age of the news influencer
TikTok reveals a broader existential crisis facing the media and our consumption of the news
Left and right hooks
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak exchanged sloppy blows as Lee Anderson found a warm welcome in the stands
Don’t forget Nicola Sturgeon’s nodding dogs
The SNP have been enabled by uncritical British media
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
How we killed ideas and kept impressions
We have to rediscover ideas and not just the idea of ideas
The true lie of the land
Landowners are reviled as enemies of the environment by the Jacobins of the green movement but these Poundland Robespierres are simply blinded by prejudice
