Currency
Graphs
By means of proper framing, graphs can lie like a parliamentary candidate
A fistful of Gandhis
The condescending contrivances of diversified dosh
Our deepest, darkest fears
The transgressive, transmedial and transnational nature of the Gothic genre
Murders for January
While away the winter with would-be classics
When London really was built back better
This is an eloquent book that describes the architecture, culture, topography, and social life of a vibrant city
Ghosts at the feast
Christmas ghost stories are meditations on darkness at the darkest point of the year
God wake ye, Merry England
The decadence and excess of the city is of a piece with puritanical restraint
Woke Lush have done it again
The cosmetics shop is encouraging young women to bind their breasts
Pedigree chums
Patrick Galbraith salutes the perfection of “imperfect” dogs
The censor returns
New Lord Chamberlains are policing the stage with puritan zeal
That got real old real fast
At the National Conservatism Conference in Orlando, Florida
Penalties for the unvaccinated
The Austrian government is demanding a lot from an already mostly acquiescent population
Digging a new scene
Thomas Woodham-Smith discovers the joys of gardenalia