Culture

Why Peter O’Toole’s 1980 performance at the Old Vic is remembered for all the wrong reasons

Through history, Mermaids have been treated as more real than legendary, even by those who have had a reputation to uphold

Norman Leberecht laments not being able to give the Oslo Philharmonic the five stars they deserve

The hunger for policing thoughts as well as bodies hasn’t been eradicated, as recent events in New Zealand show

Argentina is as sad as it’s ever been after the death of legendary footballer Diego Maradona

You don’t have to rush the Bastille to regain some freedom; a French kiss will suffice

Living without a TV had several notable side-effects: we’d read more, and sometimes, even have conversations

Liverpool’s at ease with itself, the south should be too

For now, the Smithfield Christmas auction is still going ahead. We can’t stop everything, can we?

Christopher North on a sentimental fad that risks cheapening the ritual of the bullring