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The banality of Barbie
Glossy social commentary does not reflect the facts
Excessive expectations
On writers and mental health
Not letting the Games begin
Progressive hubris spoils a chance for Australian success
Riches of the east
Mikanowski’s timely book pours iridescent light on the lands and peoples of Eastern Europe
A floundering academic culture
UCU’s marking boycott is a lesson in hypocrisy
Retiree rebels
Protest can be a pursuit of the old more than the young
The state of maaate
All hail Sadiq Khan’s campaign against embarrassing sexists
The beauty and the bomb
Barbenheimer is a true cinematic event
Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise — His Final Months
In the final months of his life, the troubled artist achieved a brilliant and under-regarded new stage of expression
Pains of Victorian labour
The experience of pregnancy and childbirth in 19th century Britain was no picnic
Most Read
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
Vote Green to end antisemitism
Critics have been trying to twist their leaders’ words to resemble what they actually said
Chopping The Onion
It is neither brave nor clever to portray dissenting women as insane
One year later
Despite the Supreme Court ruling, the gender argument is not going anywhere
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long