Art
Growth, grift and speculation
What can art tell us about economics?
History is a battleground
How the world struggles to protect its heritage
Dover’s soul
A neglected town has a rich and gritty heart
The genius of David Jones
The work of the great modernist poet remains as relevant as it has ever been
Corrosive curation
Against the politicisation of museums
The museum tells it how it was
On the creation of national identity
Remembering troublesome women
In death and in life
The Venice Architecture Biennale
Geopolitical challenges produce impressive art
Same beach, same sea
Rainy beaches and protests in Venice, and dance and sunshine in the South Downs as Britain and Italy trade places
A movement to where?
What, if anything, is “right-wing” art?
The age of the Sex Olympics
It is time to resist the pornification of the modern world
Ironic fascism
Taboo-breaking counterculture paved the way for the return of the very fascism it claimed to subvert
History will judge us on gender
How can the modern world tolerate such absurdity?
Alan Bates Britain
The case for dramatising every national scandal
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
Why the goal glut?
Football — never boring, even when Italy is defending a 1–0 lead — has only grown more exciting
Why the Voice failed
The Australian establishment has been too focused on symbolic gestures rather than practical change
Addressing misogyny must include addressing trans activism
Against the wokewashing of sexual objectification
Let’s change the cultural meaning of the penis
Our genitals do not entitle us to anything
The best of The Rest Is …
Sequel podcasts are emerging with the inevitability of sprouts from an old potato
How the Ukraine delusion may end
Biden might entertain peace to cut his losses and boost his election chances
