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Before and after gould
Bach’s Goldberg Variations have a rich history that far transcend its modern association with Glenn Gould
Children aren’t pets
When did it become okay to degrade children?
Bring back the supermodel
We’ve said goodbye to glamour and gone from Kate Moss to Lottie Moss
Feminism has always been gender critical
Historical feminists knew better than anyone that biological sex is real
Prize-winner reprises and rediscovered tales
From Young Mungo to The Candy House: three new novels to read this month
Spring into bling
Post-pandemic life is a party
I am big, it’s freesat that got small
Rob Hutton takes dictation, very carefully, from our new proprietor
Will Sinn Fein paint the town green?
The nationalist party may triumph in the Stormont elections, but it could prove a hollow victory
This is not normal, this is not OK
Sexually violent images and messages are reaching teenagers through TikTok
Tortured hero of the Giro
The Italian rapscallion
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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
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
The tears of Keir’s
It was an anticlimactic end to an unconvincing premiership
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Wilde times at the country house
Gerald Barry’s outrageous The Importance of Being Earnest manages to overmatch the virtuoso original
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Orbánism is not dead
The veteran Hungarian prime minister is going but his agenda lives on
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
British comedy: a post-mortem
British comedy has become safe, stale and contrived