Chocolate
Sweet magic in Hokkaido
Sushi for breakfast, crisps for dessert and delicious chocolate
Could it be magic?
Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa by Anthony Grafton
A Labour of unrequited love
It will take more than vague apologetic gestures to redeem the Labour Party
Hollowed-out Humanities
The tyranny of DEI, the canard of “decolonisation” and the rise of the bureaucrats
When the Left thought free trade meant peace
Socialists, communists and liberals were united by a conviction that free trade could, and would, promote democracy and justice
Loony tunes
Opera begs leave to celebrate lunacy in a different way
Against stakeholderism
How ideas like “citizens’ assemblies” threaten democracy and effective policy-making
It’s the only one for me, nicotine
Once again, public health fanaticism is being prioritised over simple pleasures
Finding the middle ground
Where do the acts too big for pubs but too small for arenas play?
The brighter side of German Expressionism
The expressionists breathed fresh life into familiar subjects
Death in the shadows
The sad case of Sudiksha Thirumalesh
A wealth of Irish architecture
Editorial errors do not spoil a fine work of Irish architectural history
