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An unrepentant serial killer
The Happy Traitor tells Blake’s story in a witty and sophisticated way, fully alert to its complexities and ironies
What the Uber verdict means for Conservatives
In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers are ‘workers’, Conservatives must now show themselves to be champions of workers’ rights
The Great Game: Eyewitness to Trump’s first post-presidential Super Bowl party
There were sombre scenes at Donald Trump’s Palm Beach Super Bowl party
Cancelling Kevin Myers
Graham Stewart speaks to one of the most fearless and outspoken journalists in Ireland
Classic Dom
See Lee out back about the merch, there’s grenade keyrings and everything
Radio cashes in on theatre’s loss
Radio drama is prone to over-signalling regional differences, says Anne McElvoy
Disunited States
A third of Americans now support the splitting up of the nation into like-minded countries independent of Washington
A year of fear
Dr Gary Sidley analyses the language of fear that has been peddled throughout the pandemic
Mood music from the past
A confidential matter: the letters of Richard Strauss and Stefan Zweig, 1931-1935
Honest to goodness
Forget fads such as veganism, and instead eat simply and well says Felipe Fernández-Armesto