Benedict Cumberbatch
Running scared of religion
Shelley’s story prompts us to consider the relationship between The Almighty and man
Puss in boots
Prepare for winter with full panto footwear
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
England is not yet lost
Where else would you rather be from?
Get smartphones out of school
Young people desperately need a break from social media
Love, death and drink
Does inspiration really come out of a bottle?
Office politics
There’s the joker, the slacker, and the bloke who just got fired
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
The strange death of the Office for Place
The demise of the Office for Place is a missed opportunity for housing
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
