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A “lost” novel better left unfound
We’re a long way from touchstones One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera
Who edits the editor?
The bright young things of publishing want to be involved in every line of every new book
Equal opportunities fleecing
This blinkered trade’s endless thwarting of talented homosexuals has gone on too long
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
Off with the fairies
Unsurprisingly, the most brilliant of all English music-theatre pieces are mostly overlooked
Rock as ritual
Just as Taylor has nailed the emotional lexicon of her people, Finn has nailed it for his
First impressions
The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition
Snook dazzles as Dorian Gray
Wilde’s preoccupation with beauty and artifice brings a sassy Victorian immorality tale into our own times
Long story short
Movie length seems to have become a way for directors to tell us what serious people they are
The stench of Chanel No 5
Set mainly in Nazi-occupied Paris, The New Look tells the story of Coco Chanel and Christian Dior
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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
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
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Is this the end of art?
Cultural renewal cannot simply chase demand
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
Department heads must roll
Apologies for gender dissidents are not enough — there must be consequences too
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define