Bill De Blasio
Start spreadin’ the news
New York will be poorer, cheaper and more violent for the foreseeable future
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
Confessions of a Melbourne Bus-Fare Evader
I am become bus, destroyer of bourgeois class consciousness
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
Getting the creeps
How should we cope with the unsettling in everyday life?
Swiftism’s role in saving the V&A Museum
The unconventional Englishness of the Taylor Swift phenomenon
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
Justin Welby should resign
If sin means anything, how can the Church of England hierarchy be maintained?
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
International Society for Libdem Consciousness
It’s a cult, but at least it’s one of the cheerful ones