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Land of ghosts and legends
In search of Crusaders in chainmail and a city of the dead in the Caucasus Mountains
Rebadging the past as feel-good therapy
The discipline faces not so much a crisis of history, as a crisis of historicism
A genius who could say “no”
The things Beethoven never did
Taking the piss
If you’re going to be provocative, people are going to be provoked
Taking flight
Why planes make such a great setting for films
The great Wren
Marking the 100th anniversary of Christopher Wren’s death
Hipsters: eco-friendly heirs to William Morris
Middle class millennials in search of the good life
Treasure-houses of the nation
Britain needs to decide on the future of our great churches — and what we want them to be
Bart’s at 900
The world’s oldest hospital celebrates its nonacentennial
How should we talk about menopause?
We need understanding stripped of condescension and contempt
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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
Orbánism is not dead
The veteran Hungarian prime minister is going but his agenda lives on
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
The poetry of Easter
Reason cannot entirely account for the particular and the mysterious
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust