Culture
Out of Africa
To get a handle on African cinema, watch Mandabi
Press Gang
Croatia’s war runs like a dark thread through the excellent series ‘The Paper’
Gaslighting London
Westminster City’s plan to replace London’s gaslit routes
Enduring enjoyment
The nostalgia of live sport continues to live on
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves at 30
Is this 1991 blockbuster an underrated masterpiece or kitsch nonsense?
Flawed analysis of illiberal culture
d’Ancona is guilty of the same kind of arrogance and bad faith he identifies in other liberals
Strap In, or Strap On?
Why is Prince Harry publishing a memoir?
They’re not laughing now
Without taxpayer handouts, will the arts finally be forced to give people what they want?
Only collect
The key to successful selling is to cultivate collectors
Original sin
Robert Thicknesse on the woes of modern, British opera
The grim reality of a citizens’ assembly
A seemingly democratic initiative was nothing of the sort
Britain has an industrial strategy, but it’s bad
British politicians have made a fatal commitment to human quantitative easing
Joe Biden needs a Reagan moment
It is time not just for strong words but for serious demands
When the populist meets the Pope
Javier Milei and Pope Francis represent very different and often hostile elements of Argentinian cultural life
Why not the Taliban Line?
These new overground lines are not sufficiently progressive
How dark can humour be?
Laughter — even laughter about morbid things — is part of what makes us human
Sinking giggling into the sea
The Conservatives were very amused with Rishi Sunak’s latest joke, even if no one else was
Doubting the new Ireland
The more traditions have been deconstructed, the more people have experienced a sense of loss
How widespread is NHS qualifications fraud?
A viral Twitter post raises uncomfortable questions about the level of training in British institutions
Dumbing down the priesthood
Unless the Church reinstates rigorous college-based training for clerics, it will wither away
Sticky situation
Everyone’s Sticky Toffee Pudding recipe was different. All were revolting
