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It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire
A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback
More than one way to skin a cat
The thing about formulae is that they’re an aid, not a guide
Tough women take on the bad guys
When it comes to spy dramas and domestic angst, less is very definitely more
All gone to look for America
The show is a mishmash, in need of some pruning and a sharper edge
In a manor of shrieking
One haunted house has an infamy above all others: McKamey Manor, in the USA
Transformation of a wasteland
Surviving buildings lend texture to the development, a sense of it having a history
An Oxford arriviste
Shades of Brideshead and Saltburn at an unconvincing “classy” Oxford restaurant
Out of Africa
You can say what you like about European empires, but they improved African cooking
Burgundy on a budget
In search of the wine lover’s holy grail
A statement flower
The most fanatical have spent fortunes to find the rarest and finest of these blooms
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
What has Labour learned?
Pinning the failures of the government on Keir Starmer alone will not work
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters
A high-speed tour of European History
Europe: A New
History by Roderick Beaton
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
The shadow of the thorn tree
Christian culture must combine tradition and modernity
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
Israel does not run U.S. foreign policy
There is nothing wrong with questioning foreign influence — but that influence has been overstated
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
Won over by a stately Italian saga
A fictional Italian president and a cinema spin-off