Books
One of these books is worth reading …
Their rhetoric is unhinged, yet still they preen
The Plot thins
Everything Dorries encounters proves how right she is
A.S. Byatt and the follies of magical progressivism
The late novelist understood the dangers of ego-centred delusions
Moving tribute to a richer time
On one tumultuous day, eleven men in strawberry-jam shirts wore crowns
A history of the world set in stone
Popular geology writing is as old as the geological sciences themselves
The objectification of Britney Spears
The Women in Me is a powerful and disturbing perspective on misogyny
Just a little note to say “I hate you”
Poisoned pens pierce the veil of sociable living
Why a great artist stopped painting
Even Dürer was probably a little surprised
Restoring the numinous
The products of deeply felt faith and painfully acquired skills
The T word and the BBC
Why is the Beeb so coy about the nature of Hamas?
Redemption of the lad
An icon of regressive attitudes needs a second chance
Here we go again
The striking similarities between the tired, unoriginal politics of our age and those of the turbulent 1970s
Not polling to be proud of
A study on Black Britons and national pride is based on unreliable stats
A maverick medic
A theatrical biography of a life saver
Is the party over for festivals?
Why music festivals have lost their purpose
The cathedral and the museum
With declining attendances and a neglect of their core mission, churches and art galleries have much in common
Tove Jansson’s humane vision
A major Paris exhibition highlights timeless themes of the Finnish artist’s ouvre
The death of the literary feud
When writers become fighters
The right not to read the room
Why my college fired me and why I am suing
Earthy paradise
Exotic food at a Soho Sri Lankan restaurant
