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Is biography having its very own reckoning?
Blake Bailey has become the latest figure to allegedly fall foul of the uncompromising moral standards of American publishing
Nothing matters to careless people
The vigorous virtues are antique now
Johanna Martzy/Michael Mann (DG Eloquence)
The fruits of Michael Mann’s musical career is neither one thing nor another; trapped between Weimar modernism and American consumerism
The magic of Dawn Chorus
On International Dawn Chorus Day, there really is no sound lovelier than the competing noise of birdsong
Blue bloods and brownshirts
The intricate relationship between German aristocrats and Nazi Germany
The Earl of Leicester vs Wells Harbour Railway
The debacle involving Holkham Estate and Wells Harbour Railway is the latest example of the cultural erosion of British towns
Murders for early May
From seedy sex clubs to the streets of Paris: Jeremy Black selects British Library Crime Classics to enjoy over the May Bank Holiday
Back to the wall
Despite the fact East Germany has disappeared, it continues to live on in this outstanding trilogy
How exceptional is Britain’s monarchy?
Graham Stewart and Jeremy Black discuss British and European conceptions of monarchy throughout history
No Russian money for Dom
Grieve accidentally sends begging emails to eurosceptics
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
The errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?