A forgotten poet of the people
The legacy of a left behind war poet
Writer who caught the reality of war
Vasily Grossman was not only a great correspondent in World War Two but a courageous dissident
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
Art sales slump
Real world issues have quenched the post-COVID euphoria
Kemi’s men of mystery
The second tier Conservatives had a chance to shine
Season’s bleatings
Christmas is almost here, but our MPs are not in the festive spirit
The downfall of the podcast-industrial complex
How did some of our finest podcasters get the election so wrong?
Leo Varadkar is still stirring division
The former Taoiseach should have more humility
Murders of 2024
Jeremy Black reviews the best (and worst) murders from the last year
Writing lives
The life story of the biography, from Victorian glorification to Bloomsbury boldness to contemporary obliquity
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one
