Classicism
Blueprint for a starchitect
Robert A. M. Stern’s approach to designing buildings combines exuberance with historicism
Manifesto for traditional elegance
Classicism’s enduring relevance and timeless appeal
Warfare in the classical world
Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the nature of warfare in Ancient Greece and Rome
Classless Act
Gavin Stamp believed in what he saw. Roger Scruton saw what he believed in
Liz Truss was right but naive
She grasped the scale of Britain’s plight but misunderstood the nature of power
Out with the old and in with the new
People are asking why the classic art market has declined — and will it recover?
A discordant song
Classical music may be the worst casualty of identitarian politics
Jamie Tradescant: highbrow sports journalist
Jamie’s articles are not simply a riot of historical and philosophical allusions — no, they are all about style
The enigma of Englishness
The English have debated their national nature for centuries
Jam, Jute, journalism, Japanese design
There is a lot more to see and enjoy in Dundee than London reviewers suggested
Off with the fairies
Unsurprisingly, the most brilliant of all English music-theatre pieces are mostly overlooked
Open season
I’m trying to stick to wild game, venison and native beef— and monogamy too
The end of Pevsner
The monumental work of maintaining a live record of the architecture of the UK and Ireland is in danger of being abandoned
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
The unromantic truth about tortured poets
Taylor Swift is idealising the grim realities of the lives of poets
