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Twin totems of Teutonic angst
The German obsession with Goethe’s Faust and Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Elegant buildings elegantly explained
The Past is no longer something that Was, but one of many possible solutions
Counterfeit Cleese
Coates on Cleese, Collins and Cole
We are indebted to Otto Klemperer
On the extraordinary talent of a troubled composer
Perfect, plastic, pop princesses
The performance art of selling sterile sex
When painters lose their sight
How the loss of vision can both help and hinder artists
We don’t need another (super)hero
The shrinking world of the superhero franchise film.
Diamond geezers in Antwerp
From crime dramas to political thrillers, Adam LeBor reviews television from across the world
Modern houses buyers actually want
Public taste has shifted; the government must catch-up
A countryside for all
Patrick Galbraith wants shooters and mushroom heads to get along
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
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
Sweeter the second time around
There’s a real weight to some lyrics once you’re nearer the end than the beginning
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
Ban their benefits and deport them
Our interview with Zia Yusuf
Institutional feminism against women
The likes of Julia Gillard and Jess Phillips have enabled misogyny
Haskel’s challenge
Andy Burnham does not have much time to kickstart growth
Britain lacks a party of the young
Britain’s alienated young are drifting leftwards because no serious movement on the right is speaking to their interests
Marketing masters
Catching the eye of a buyer in the social media era
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Peston’s Inbox
Burnham: “Ay up! I’m a northerner”
A memo crying in the wilderness
Why does the Church of England now sound like an HR department?