Issue: July/August 2020
A little bit of curve
In praise of pop smut
Mystery of the tainted cache
The Gurlitt affair looked as if it might be unpicked but it has proved intractable
A long-term bet we must take
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the show will go on again; it always does
Do mention the war
The Deer Hunter remains the most affecting of Vietnam movies, Christopher Silvester writes
Rave that runs out of puff
Summertime and the streaming is easy, but Netflix’s White Lines leaves Adam LeBor cold
Taste of the high country
Lisa Hilton savours sublime cookery packed with the flavours of Slovenia’s Julian Alps
Simplicité sur l’herbe
The rules for the perfect picnic are simple, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
When in Romania…
Christopher Pincher explores the Wine Ambassador restaurant and emporium in Bucharest
Closing the books
Thomas Woodham-Smith finds the latest research is online
Achilles heels
Hannah Betts has a fashion-defying weak spot for empowering altitudes
Most Read
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
Don’t kowtow to cry-bullies
Why Kezia Dugdale can’t apologise enough
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
First time thrills
Most of all, it was a tournament of heroes and villains
Chopping The Onion
It is neither brave nor clever to portray dissenting women as insane
Cofnas, Cambridge and academic freedom
Truly provocative ideas are still unwelcome in our universities
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather