Adolescence
Should puberty be optional?
Girls deserve a better deal growing up — but avoiding puberty isn’t the answer
Happy non-binary day!
How internet communities are validating the fragile egos of adolescents
The empty road to serfdom
“Vision Zero” is a tyrannical anti-driving dream
Royals in an online age
Can the royal mystique survive the glare of modern media?
Enthralling eclecticism
Roberto Gerhard: Don Quixote, &c. (Chandos)
War returns to Kursk
Could the famous WW2 era battlefield be yet another military turning point?
Recreational rioting
Is your right an existential threat to the nation or just blowing off steam? It depends on which flag you’re waving
Terrible beauty
Does the World Press know what constitutes photojournalism?
Turning shares into swords
The Church doesn’t invest in defence companies, but it prays you continue to do so
Murders for September
British detectives go abroad, as this month’s chillers take us from a fictional Spanish island to the Far East
Is Starmer the anti-Thatcher?
He does not have the right ambition and imagination
Perfect victims and a tale of two films
Don’t idealise victims — listen to them
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down