Book Review
Unstable foundations
The unsound architecture of the Edwardian Baroque
Murders for August
Classics resurrected and new bodies laid to rest
Why central Europe has always mattered
Globalism is nothing new
Who’s afraid of UPF? (Part 2)
Bad science is hard to swallow
Who’s afraid of UPF? (Part 1)
The ultra-processed food scare is a backwards step for science
Bastards of the fleet
David Grann writes the definitive tale of the Wager’s descent into madness
Liberalism’s obituarist
John Gray extends his dark critique of the modern world
The deep humanity of books
Manuscripts have weathered the vicissitudes of time only thanks to human passion
Deconstructing the decolonisers
An intellectual Robin Hood reclaims British history for those most underserved by elite narratives
Militant humourlessness
A pseudo-history of British comedy leaves one depressed