Anna Wintour
Naughty noughties
History repeats itself in more ways than one
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
The afterlife of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko
Reflections on forty years since his death shook communist Poland
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
Violence is a feature of porn, not a bug
Aggression towards women permeates the most popular pornography
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Folly, fantasy and Britain’s defence crisis
Britain has spent scarce resources in support of the fantasy of “Global Britain”
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
