In Praise of
The Pan Book of Horror Stories: top-drawer gore
Their lurid covers were catnip to bloodthirsty, impressionable teenagers
Michael Powell: an auteur who loved to work with others
In our age of the Saw torture-porn franchise, Peeping Tom still has the capacity to disturb
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The dating system invented by Tiny Dennis
Film novelisations
On the ladder of literature, film novelisation was once considered above only pornography
MOR
Te sell-outs who always sell out
Simon Gray: seriously funny artist of angst
An author of seriously funny plays
Hipsters: eco-friendly heirs to William Morris
Middle class millennials in search of the good life
Stanley Baldwin, unfairly vilified pragmatist
A leader of great personal qualities
Carry Ons: Phwoar! What a lovely set of hits
Grim, funny glimpses of a Britain in decline
This vision glorious
Let us allow the glory of Easter to touch our daily lives
Britons need real ownership, not feudal leaseholds
We should shake up an outdated and restrictive system that offers a simulation of property ownership
The conversion of St Lee
Never mind migrants converting, what about the MPs?
Ghostbusted
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is heroically pointless
An unconvincing case against the UNRWA
It should take more evidence to strip the Palestinians of essential support
Well, well, well
The amazing discovery of a thousand Orvieto pots in a water shaft
How we killed ideas and kept impressions
We have to rediscover ideas and not just the idea of ideas
Soothing sounds in time of war
There are expectations going back to 1948 that musicians turn up to provide relief
Turning a blind eye to a tilted playing field
Not only is it a page-turner, it’s also an essential manual for defending women’s sport
The art of Caspar David Friedrich
In our brave new world of modern art, there’s a growing appetite for celebrating the mystery of the natural world
How bad is the news on booze?
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
