Artillery Row
Corto Maltese – graphic novels on a higher plane
The faithful translation of Hugo Pratt’s graphic novels introduces his hero to the wider audience he deserves
Philharmonia – fact is richer than this fiction
Channel 4’s new series set in a Paris orchestra hits multiple wrong notes
Breaking the UK-EU deadlock
The big concession to get talks moving is about to be made over the heads of Barnier and Frost
Letter from Washington: The new silent majority
Americans agree on more than you might think
Grasping for the divine
The church has lost its way but our need for lasting purpose remains
Temperature rises in Paris
Paris unlocks but restrictions remain in place to prevent rioting
The fascinating objects of fascism
Roger Moorhouse shows it’s possible to treat modern history properly and in context
Streaming Spires
There is more to university than lectures: Lars Larundson writes from Oxford
The geek shall inherit the earth
How a studio was bullied into releasing the first cut of an unsuccessful film
Covid-19 is proving fatal to independent schools
Prejudice against fee paying schools means the crisis is not even being discussed
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Sexy sisters and holy hotties
Less Sister Simper, more Attila the Nun
Gentrification? Better than deprivation
Elephant and Castle has been radically spruced up, but not everyone is happy about it
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
The costs of telling the truth too late
The girl guiding decision is causing pain — so why do activists seek to prolong it?
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
From Newton to newts
Putting badgers on the banknotes may avoid controversy, but it also avoids saying anything meaningful about Britain at all
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Reform should ignore bad faith criticism
The party is not perfect but that does not make all criticism valid
An elusive eatery
Total failure, redeemed by souvlaki and chips at the kebab stand
Cofnas, Cambridge and academic freedom
Truly provocative ideas are still unwelcome in our universities
Trump: the imprudent king
The President has so far achieved the opposite of what he promised