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Can the power of information be controlled?
The internet democratised speech but with the new Online Safety Bill, politicians and the media are trying to put the genie back in the bottle
Lover, muse, artist
The aim of this new biography is to re-establish this undeservedly overlooked artist
Monuments to victory and loss
This is a beautifully illustrated, handsomely printed and thorough, scholarly exposition of the triumphal arch
Life as an accidental émigré
The coronavirus pandemic has birthed a new historically-specific group: the lockdown refugees
Trans-Korean and proud
Those born in the wrong skin have always been persecuted for living their truth
Feminist fallacies: Women need to calm down
Feminists will only “chill out” when male violence and harassment is eradicated
Goodbye to the Blonds
The generation of idiosyncratic proprietors who changed the face of the British book industry
It’s not Rooney, it’s you
When identity is the primary means of engagement with art, criticism is reduced to mud-slinging
The court of King Boris
Our everyday politics are court politics and Boris Johnson is king in all but name
Tragic hero of Drury Lane
This meticulous account gives Frederick Chatterton a deserved and belated spotlight