Classics
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
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
The problem with optimisation
Feeling maximally healthy and productive is not the point of life
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
From Newton to newts
Putting badgers on the banknotes may avoid controversy, but it also avoids saying anything meaningful about Britain at all
Were we close to a revolution in 1926?
Nine Days in May / The Edge of Revolution
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
The ballad of Robbie and Harry
Sometimes, the struggle can become the art
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal