Issue: March 2021
Taurine state of grace
Christopher North joins the devoted cult of the elegant, enigmatic bullfighter José Tomás
Amtrak Joe
Tom Chesshyre on the railroad buff in the White House
No news is bad news
Claudia Savage-Gore is trapped in remote learning hell with an incontinent pooch
Ghost in the machine
Does the printer really “experience” anything?
Honest to goodness
Forget fads such as veganism, and instead eat simply and well says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
A rascal – but leave it at that
We need to mind our language when describing those with whom we disagree
Grand old warrior
Nigel Jones recalls the time he spent in the home of the legendary German writer Ernst Jünger
Monuments to self-expression
Serenhedd James finds folly and ruin frequently go together in Rory Fraser’s new release: Follies
Nollywood comes of age
Christopher Silvester explains how censorship has suppressed Nigerian films that have won international acclaim
The fine art of beetroot
Lisa Hilton swoons over postmodern but pricy three-star brilliance in Paris
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
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
Awards ceremonies are erasing women
Biological males should not receive awards intended for women
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna
Won over by a stately Italian saga
A fictional Italian president and a cinema spin-off
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
Truth and consequences for ministers
Former Ministers should be hauled back before MPs to justify their poor decisions
On a winning streak
Eventually streaks end, but it does not have to be The End
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake