Classics
Murders for August
What masterpieces hide on tired and musty shelves?
Goodbye to the Gorgoneion
Can we invent myths or are they what make us what we are?
Medusa and toxic femininity
In reply to A Classicist’s response to ‘The Mirror of #MeToo’
Looking back at Medusa
Myths are more malleable than statues
A little too mature
In Brideshead, the overriding feeling is that surely the punchline is to come. It never does
Latin hero of love-torn teenagers
Tibor Fischer reviews A Thousand Kisses by Frederic Raphael
The state Will Hutton is in
Dissecting a spiteful attack on British farmers
The dismal state of British defence
The UK’s defence strategy is a combination of hope and vibes
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
Gambling gifts
New reports on Labour and political donations miss the point
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
The horrors of VAR
Technology is making the beautiful game less beautiful
The Warburg refurbished
The institute used to feel intellectually introverted
Am I prepared to help my mum die?
Euthanasia poses impossible questions about life and death
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Hi-energy nutrients
Schoenfield, Vivier, Bartok &c (Accentus Music)
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
