Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona was not a victim
We have no sense of the tragic, only of victimhood, says Theodore Dalrymple
D10S remains dead
Maradona’s life was a show, and events over the past few days in Buenos Aires have proven that
D10s is dead
Argentina is as sad as it’s ever been after the death of legendary footballer Diego Maradona
Dom’s People
Tinker Tailor Soldier Twat
Squeaks and bumps
Dominic Hilton reminisces about his father’s hoard of bizarre avant-garde CDs, LPs and cassette tapes
The modernist who wanted to be Führer
Charles Saumarez Smith says we should acknowledge the Nazi past of architect Philip Johnson, not erase him
You talkin’ to me? Fuhgeddaboudit!
E. J. White’s book on the history of New York English is not the first on the subject, but it goes a long way in explaining the evolution of the city’s unique linguistics
Mood music from the past
A confidential matter: the letters of Richard Strauss and Stefan Zweig, 1931-1935
Power reveals
Maybe the real Boris was the classic Boris we met along the way?
Letter from Washington: Biden ends America’s longest war
Oliver Wiseman on the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan this week
The mystery of the folded dragon
Michael Prodger recounts the tale of Hergé’s drawing for the cover of the Tintin instalment: The Blue Lotus
Stolen glories
Alexander Adams delves into two new books that examine the art theft of occupying armies in two different ages
David Miller may be a loon, but sacking him would open a Pandora’s Box
Toby Young disagrees with Danny Finkelstein’s call for Miller’s sacking, saying that academic staff should be free to express whatever views they like within the law