Issue: November 2021

Christopher Silvester on two extraordinary films from Eastern Europe shown at the London Film Festival

Inflation is likely to be a live political issue until the growth of money is reined in

Historians are better placed to explain malicious acts than philosophers, who strive to subordinate them to reason

Get as many days of game sport as possible because one never knows when the self-righteous will stop it

This wine is ready to drink but can readily be put down to hibernate for another half decade before being savoured by the Shepherd Market salonnières

Putting matters theological to a vote might seem odd, but it actually makes sense

Lisa Hilton enjoys a Thai feast that shows that fiery and exotic has now become mainstream

Dried flowers are back in vogue, says Hephzibah Anderson

Hannah Betts artfully curates the perfect neckmess

The Cosmic House breaks through the orthodoxies of modernism with its game-playing, colour and ornament