Woman About Town
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
An elusive eatery
Total failure, redeemed by souvlaki and chips at the kebab stand
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
The world’s most beloved oratorio
Hallelujah to that
My Italian Stallion
The winning jockey receives a splendid silver cup and a very Sud-Tirol basket of apples
Four divided by two
After nearly 25 years (and more than half my life), I can do what I like
Dei ex machinae
15 August is the worst day of the year for a swim at the Venice Lido
Bangers with bite
Forewarned is forearmed, especially when the choruses come this big
Schnapps decision
By the time the bottle was empty, we were all singing raucously in Ukrainian
Doing the hustle
The adrenaline flows when you’re relying on your wits to save you from national humiliation
Most Read
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Into the light
The courage and dignity of Gisèle Pelicot should inspire us all
Cofnas, Cambridge and academic freedom
Truly provocative ideas are still unwelcome in our universities
The dumb-dumbs of war
When it comes to Iran, the Conservative Shadow Cabinet are donkeys led by a donkey
Standout singers
If Music (Erato), Day of These Days (Delphian) & Eisnacht (Genuin)
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
Dangerous liasons
Does Keir Starmer have a plan for dealing with Donald Trump?
The chairwoman of the board
A story driven at a whip-crack pace, pulsing with manic energy and nail-biting
Will capitalism end capitalism?
Artificial intelligence is perverting the logic of our economic and political systems
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world
The miracle of the magical migrants
Is a man’s identity is fluid when he steps on British soil, but calcified on African soil?
First time thrills
Most of all, it was a tournament of heroes and villains