Culture
Very Amis, very Hampstead
Joseph Connolly treasures his friendship with his literary hero
The legacy of The Woman in Black
Susan Hill’s story remains one of the most pervasively unsettling tales in the English ghost story tradition
Dominic Hilton’s Buenos Aires diary
Dominic Hilton reminisces on his past few weeks in the lively Argentinian capital
‘Tis the season to be Zooming?
After months of misery and lockdowns, the prospect of losing Christmas would be disastrous for so many
Sean Connery: the man beyond Bond
Who was the “real” Sean Connery?
Dear Mademoiselle (Alpha)
Mademoiselle was not much of a composer, too set on correct form to allow the flight of inspiration
Trick nor Treat: the hounding of Halloween
Dressing up for Halloween has been cancelled by the culture police
Flirting with damnation
As Greene explained to his wife when their marriage ended, what made him a bad husband was precisely what made him a good writer
Tom Stoppard: A private man now on parade
This biography is a testament to detailed analysis and intelligent insight, says Alexander Larman
The comings and goings of “Club Cupido”
Dominic Hilton recalls the cast of characters at a Buenos Aires club de barrio