Alfred Hitchcock
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
The men with the megaphone
A new history of movie directors is full of insight, felicitous phrases and subtle put-downs
Kirk Douglas and cancel culture
Do we believe all stories as true, or presume innocence until proven guilty?
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
Spaceships, ghost ships and sheep
The secret sauce of Project Hail Mary: it’s a laugh
Against the censorious right
Miriam Cates is wrong about free speech and anonymity
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
Leaving the ECHR would not make Britain like Russia
The case for opposing withdrawal is currently intellectually fatuous
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
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
Soft-Play Britain
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?