On Podcasts
Alas, a new podcast just doesn’t work
Why does the podcast exist? Vine and Hitchens never explain its purpose
A new series about an absolute cult
A charismatic narcissist, some flirty fishing, and mass delusion
The irresistible rise of the lolcows
Why are British political podcasts dominated by failed politicians and establishment journalists?
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
Eine kleine Berlinermusik
Berlin! Berlin! Berlin! (Bis); Love Maps (TXYart)
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
What the reparations debate says about Britain
Social and ideological shifts mean that we face an increasingly divided future
What Pullman gets wrong about Narnia
Philip Pullman is more like C.S. Lewis than he might think