Art
Make architecture art again
Attractive architecture should draw from the past while looking to the future
We are the cultural Norns
Here, at last, is a mind-expanding podcast that is the antidote to everything the wretched Arts Council stands for
Out with the old and in with the new
People are asking why the classic art market has declined — and will it recover?
“Problematic” art
This kind of adolescent tripe passes these days for thought
Scratches in the stonework of history
A new history of graffiti and rebellion is less light and bawdy than one may have expected
The right must learn from modern art
Marcel Duchamp’s rule-breaking provides real lessons for the right
Fine art versus luxury goods
The auction houses’ love expensive brands
Brussels, capital city of Surrealism
In Brussels, Surrealism lurks in the most unexpected places
The Boy who never grew old
Eric Ravilious’s ethereal watercolours chime with today’s sensibilities
Scary cute
CUTE, a new exhibition at Somerset House is a deliciously unsettling stroll down the uncanny valley
Doubting the new Ireland
The more traditions have been deconstructed, the more people have experienced a sense of loss
Bring back the Law Lords
Tony Blair’s introduction of a US-style Supreme Court has served to undermine the supremacy of Parliament
Newsnight and the rapist
The BBC should be embarrassed by its careless coverage of a man who has now been convicted of rape
Long story short
Movie length seems to have become a way for directors to tell us what serious people they are
Ireland has become an exporter of gender ideology
An architect of Irish trans policy has been elected Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe
No, Liz Truss did not crash the economy
The Conservatives should be brave enough to take on this stupid talking point
Love in a remotely-controlled climate
If we outsource our decisions to
machines, we will be less capable
of navigating our own feelings
All small talk
Dwarf uprisings, Daleks and disreputable handymen
Must we keep failing universities alive?
History is full of institutions which could not justify their own existence
Clerical error
Clergy should be in the business of saving souls, not stamping passports
The enigma of Englishness
The English have debated their national nature for centuries
