Elegant buildings elegantly explained
The Past is no longer something that Was, but one of many possible solutions
Escaping Plato’s goon cave
Vision Pro illuminates the telos of modernity and the narrowing of human experience
Why did Irish women vote No?
Tired of seeing women and mothers erased in law and policy, Ireland’s women sent a resounding message
The worm (re)turns
Dune: Part Two is in cinemas — and it’s more of the glorious same
Grizelda Buncome
Peripatetic creative writing tutor
Jamie Tradescant: highbrow sports journalist
Jamie’s articles are not simply a riot of historical and philosophical allusions — no, they are all about style
The Boy who never grew old
Eric Ravilious’s ethereal watercolours chime with today’s sensibilities
The problem with securonomics
A genuine strategy for increasing our economic security and resilience as a society would not start with the state
How bad is the news on booze?
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
The hidden cost of pronoun politeness
Using untruthful pronouns is not the same as complimenting a bad haircut
Can criminals be judges?
Freemasons, extremists, even members of the Garrick Club can be appointed to the bench
Playing politics
Parliament was at its most preposterous today
