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Much more than just a cunning linguist
Patricia Highsmith’s voluminous diaries paint a full picture of their author
Who knew Boris would etc etc?
Operation Save Greased Piglet is a-slither
Can population density really tell us anything about Covid?
A closer look at the data suggests suggests otherwise
What’s so controversial about “woman — adult human female”?
Natalie Bird was expelled from the Lib Dems for a t-shirt
Fabergé’s fabulous eggs
For decades, Carl Fabergé cast his spell over Russia and beyond
UnSAGE Covid Jeremiahs
Our lives have been in the hands of these glorified numerologists for too long
Winning and losing
Emma Raducanu is a worthy winner of SPOTY — but will she continue her impressive rise?
Empire of the Imagination
Historical metafiction
What might have been: an alternative Boris interview
Extreme wealth, Netflix fame, and a completed Shakespeare biography
Nastasia Khrushcheva: Normal Music (Melodiya)
In troubled times for Russia, this album hints at the future of the country’s music
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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
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
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
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna
Questioning Islam should not be policed
Luke Salmons’s legal victory should lead to a change in police culture
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
Will London fall?
If the Greens take London, what might happen to policing?
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
What Pullman gets wrong about Narnia
Philip Pullman is more like C.S. Lewis than he might think
The costs of telling the truth too late
The girl guiding decision is causing pain — so why do activists seek to prolong it?
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines