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Borat bores us

Sacha Baron Cohen’s new Borat film is a flop

A “no deal” Brexit is not an “Australian deal” Brexit

The Withdrawal Agreement seriously constrains a sovereign UK’s room for manoeuvre

Tom Stoppard: A private man now on parade

This biography is a testament to detailed analysis and intelligent insight, says Alexander Larman

Are American universities under foreign control?

Paul du Quenoy reveals the unreported foreign investment in US universities

Why didn’t Greece slide towards the far right?

Greece survived the world’s worst post-2008 economic crisis and the heaviest refugee burden without yielding to far-right populism. Why?

Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem (DG)

Benjamin Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem covers a gamut of moods, from pity to passion

Harvey Weinstein’s affair with the UK film industry

What does the downfall of convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein mean for the UK’s dwindling film industry?

In defence of conspiracy theories

Daniel Miller says conspiracy theories should be treated and judged like any theory

American Xanadu: an appreciative history of Mar-a-Lago

Les Standiford’s book situates Mar-a-Lago’s surreal qualities in the larger history of Palm Beach

Letter from Washington: 2016 and all that