Features

Terence Rattigan

The subtly subversive chronicler of Englishness still makes grown men cry

The melting pot that boiled over

Beirut was once a playground for the rich and famous, but now seemingly destined for decline

The mean queens of the book world

A rare case of a “progressive” employee facing consequences will not change the publishing industry

Don’t shoot the piano man

A silent film pianist was blacklisted from the BFI for supporting J.K. Rowling

The cinematic future is bright

“The End” is in sight for communal film-watching, right? Wrong

Is cricket growing up and leaving home?

In many ways the sport is thriving, but there is danger ahead

Waugh at war

Self-sacrifice, tradition and service seem to have been cast aside by today’s society

The goose and the golden egg

The City of London Corporation arguably survives for one reason only: money

State of the arts coverage

The BBC has caved to cowardice over culture

A real education

We need a revolution in the way we teach, the curriculum, extracurriculars and funding