Antiquities
Antiquarian enterprises
The highs and lows of antiquarian bookselling
The Bezos behemoth
Behind the logistics miracle are some troubling stories
Twilight of the hacks
“A Very Royal Scandal” and the emptiness of modern journalism
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
Are all Christians monks?
George Guiver’s book exudes down-to-earthiness, bordering on irreverence
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
Love, death and drink
Does inspiration really come out of a bottle?
More than one way to skin a cat
The thing about formulae is that they’re an aid, not a guide
England is not yet lost
Where else would you rather be from?
Fear Ireland’s shadow banks
The Emerald Isle is ripe for a volatile market correction
Writing lives
The life story of the biography, from Victorian glorification to Bloomsbury boldness to contemporary obliquity
