Culture
Dining out, dying out
Alexander Larman on William Sitwell’s luxurious history of eating out
An incomplete history of the Swinging Sixties
Any history of the 1960s that neglects mass culture is not to be taken entirely seriously
Teens on screen
The coming of age genre is experiencing a renaissance
The celebrification of children’s literature
Children’s book publishing needs to take a step away from celebrities
Disclaimer: Mel Brooks is cancelled
HBO attempts to protect snowflakes from Blazing Saddles
Raphael & Rome after Lockdown
For art lovers, now is the perfect time to visit The Eternal City
All Booked Up
Is there a cure for bibliomania?
Gordon’s (Still) Alive: Flash Gordon at 40
Remembering the cult-classic science-fiction romp
Pasteurisation of the pub
Pubs may have reopened, but its new landlord is the Nanny State
Blame the Critic
Whose fault is acting essentialism?
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
Love, death and drink
Does inspiration really come out of a bottle?
French lessons
Macron’s centrist coalition has not only led the country to paralysis, but is itself threatened with implosion
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
The Warburg refurbished
The institute used to feel intellectually introverted
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
In a manor of shrieking
One haunted house has an infamy above all others: McKamey Manor, in the USA
Why the Democrats cannot be populists
It goes against the managerial nature of the party
Puss in boots
Prepare for winter with full panto footwear
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
Lily Phillips and the importance of feeling
We must remain sensitive to unspoken pain
