Albrecht Dürer
Why a great artist stopped painting
Even Dürer was probably a little surprised
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
The year in military history
2024 has been a rewarding year for lovers of books and history
Kemi Badenoch’s “ming vase” must be shattered
The Conservative candidate should not be allowed to escape scrutiny
A constructive opposition
The age of Badenoch is off to a suitably farcical start
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the forgetting of feminist principles
Single-sex toilets are essential if we are going to respect women’s personal space
Is public religion the new heresy?
It makes no sense to argue that faith should not inform ethical decisions
Chill message of Booker shortlist
The contempt of publishers for middle-class life and values is diminishing the novel
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
