Sol y Sombra
The pleasures and the pain
Christopher North speaks to the fearless Andrés Roca Rey, Peru’s first bull fighting star
Taurine state of grace
Christopher North joins the devoted cult of the elegant, enigmatic bullfighter José Tomás
The final frontier
Christopher North says bullfighting thrives in a culture where death is discussed, not hidden
The pardoner’s tale
Christopher North on a sentimental fad that risks cheapening the ritual of the bullring
End of the fiesta?
Christopher North worries that lockdown has caused an extinction-level crisis
Pick of the plazas
Christopher North advises on the best bullrings for budding aficionados
Bullfighting à la mode
Christopher North says French aficionados are more demanding than the Spanish
Lords of the ring
Christopher North says while matadors come and go, pedigree fighting bulls remain
Death of a maestro
Christopher North pays tribute to one of the two great matadors of the Golden Age
Opening gambits
Christopher North witnesses the start of the bullfighting season
Donald Trump doesn’t know what a woman is, either
Believing that the sexes are different does not mean appreciating their humanity in full
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Less than the sum of its parts
Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera
The case for Badenoch
She has a chance to capitalise on Starmer’s weakness
England is not yet lost
Where else would you rather be from?
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
Britain needs an actual leader of the opposition
Rishi Sunak is doing nothing to hold Keir Starmer to account
Into the setting sun…
Next summer, head west to Pembrokeshire
The election is still Trump’s to lose
His performance has been weak but his advantages are many
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
