Anuk Arudpragasm
A fully-packed bookcase
Three books that each offer a traditional holiday-reading pleasure
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
Knife-edge of the Western world
Vilnius is a serene western capital on a critical eastern frontier
The day of the DfIDs
The real problem with foreign aid
Femcel fantasies
“The Substance” is an accidentally revealing film
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
The Worlds of Marco Polo: The Journey of a Thirteenth-Century Venetian Merchant; Palazzo Ducale, Venice
For millennia all that was rare, exquisite, gorgeous and strange traversed the “Silk Road”
Butchering La bohème
Opera is “relatable” already
Keep prisoners of war off social media
Social media platforms are incentivising war crimes
Power and authority
The development of British towns in the 17th and 18th centuries
Into the setting sun…
Next summer, head west to Pembrokeshire
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap
