Peter Hitchens resents being called a “High Tory”

Patricia Highsmith’s voluminous diaries paint a full picture of their author

Operation Save Greased Piglet is a-slither

A closer look at the data suggests suggests otherwise

Natalie Bird was expelled from the Lib Dems for a t-shirt

For decades, Carl Fabergé cast his spell over Russia and beyond

Our lives have been in the hands of these glorified numerologists for too long

Emma Raducanu is a worthy winner of SPOTY — but will she continue her impressive rise?

Historical metafiction

Extreme wealth, Netflix fame, and a completed Shakespeare biography