Dante
Let there be light
Raphael’s masterful depiction of divine light owes much to Dante, who incorporated the latest
optical thinking in his visionary poetry
The unromantic truth about tortured poets
Taylor Swift is idealising the grim realities of the lives of poets
First impressions
The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition
A festival for women — and men?
You cannot address the underrepresentation of women by including men
Drying up
How canals retreated into quiet obscurity
The W-word
The idea that the sex of a person is simply a matter of choice is a giant ideological lie
Taking on the right-on with cold, hard facts
A practical manual for anyone who has no choice but to sit on committees with idealistic intellectuals
Winning sinner
That 1999 Tour needed Armstrong quite as much as he needed it
Katharine Birbalsingh is wrong about religion in schools
Education should prepare us for the good life, not just good grades
Of course women support women
Men are angry about where women’s money is going? What’s new?
The secrets of familial suffering
Recovering from the burden of generational pain can be a private act
Sleepwalking towards abolishing abortion law
How can a crime be a crime if it implies no consequences?
