Auction
The art of the hype
Beyond its backstory, ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ is both one of a series and an image made in part by a reproductive method
The lockdown boom in an empty room
Auction houses have enjoyed a stellar pandemic, but could their online success prove a curse?
The mystery of the folded dragon
Michael Prodger recounts the tale of Hergé’s drawing for the cover of the Tintin instalment: The Blue Lotus
The great Rugby School library sale
As Rugby School prepares to auction off some of its most prized literary possessions, one must wonder what Dr Arnold would have to say
Singing lessons
Spare us the social justice preaching
What drove the colonisation of the Caribbean?
Professor Jeremy Black discusses Caribbean society pre-Columbus
This is not normal, this is not OK
Sexually violent images and messages are reaching teenagers through TikTok
Institutional cover
Why are Health Talk and Oxford University promoting GenderGP?
Labour’s Indian problem
The local elections suggest British Indians are drifting away from the Left
I spread disinformation, and I’m very sorry
In which our brave author is found guilty of trying to be funny online
Amour fou of the star-crossed lovers
The relationship between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh was one of all-consuming passion
Sound and fury signifying nothing
The pomp of the Queen’s Speech failed to mask the flatness of it all
Where do you draw the line?
The West should think twice before providing endless weaponry to Ukraine
June: Letters to the Editor
Ukraine provides the best argument for why countries should not lightly discard nuclear weapons
A bird-lover’s lament
Patrick Galbraith’s debut offers a quirkily enjoyable journey through a netherworldly Britain