Culture
Something Changed: Can Jarvis Cocker recapture former glories in 2020?
Alexander Larman asks whether Jarvis Cocker’s latest album release will reignite his former success
Ripley returns
Rejoice, Ripley is back! But why are we so drawn to Patricia Highsmith’s anti-hero?
How I discovered classical music
Daniel Johnson describes the joy of indulging in music as a teenage boy
Can the arts world learn to love the Tories?
As the Government injects 1.57bn into arts and culture, Alexander Larman considers the reactions from those in the industry
The ecstasy and the agony
Paul du Quenoy reviews The Club King, Peter Gatien’s memoir of New York nightlife
Sex and violence: Titian’s Metamorphoses
The National Gallery are reopening their headline 2020 exhibition on 8th July
Age cannot wither them: has the casting of Ian McKellen as Hamlet gone too far?
Does age-blind casting work when adapting Shakespeare?
Soho, Soho, it’s off to walk we go…
Is pedestrianisation the way to reopen Soho?
Art Attack
Does culture have a future in the post-lockdown world?
When in Romania…
Christopher Pincher explores the Wine Ambassador restaurant and emporium in Bucharest
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
The EU is changing on immigration
A firmer stance is being taken — but will it be enough?
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
The right does not need religion
We should not mourn the end of the Quiet Revival
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
How procedure is enabling petty criminals
We should support workers who confront criminals
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
Censors create martyrs
Starmer has stumbled onto the fastest way to increase Hasan Piker’s audience
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing