Comedians
Humphries and the humourless
Cancel culture is often midges biting giants
The myth of the Larrikin
Barry Humphries was of a more relaxed time
Infra digs
Near death experiences, rising stars and cut-throat dopplegangers
The game of laughter
A backstage look at stand-up comedy
The comedy of inclusive disrespect
Laughter can unite us
The most pretentious edgelord
Lancing a Boyle
Beyond a joke
Boris Johnson took my job
Where has all the money gone?
Even Booker Prize-winning novelists struggle to make a living from writing
Against gorpcore
We have to develop and embrace aesthetics that inspire the imagination
How the Ukraine delusion may end
Biden might entertain peace to cut his losses and boost his election chances
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
The poverty of miners’ strike nostalgia
We should not romanticise a futile and sometimes thuggish struggle
Representation gets raunchy
We have to stop the patronising pandering to communities in the name of “representation”
Reclaiming free speech in academia
Proposed Office for Students guidelines make for an imperfect but promising start
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
Giving noticing a bad name
Observing factual differences is not the same as leaping to conclusions
The West needs more decisive diplomacy
Diplomatic vacillation is enabling the spread of armed conflict
How can we pay for our cathedrals?
Critics of silent discos in Canterbury Cathedral are silent on how to fund our churches
