Director
Deconstructing a giant of the screen
For a gay, Hegelian, terrorist-sympathising dialectician, Fassbinder was a rather conservative moviemaker
The toughest role
The most successful modern actor-director, Clint Eastwood, rejects “the auteur crap”
Art of the deal
A simple sale, with money changing hands, was out of the question
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
More than one way to skin a cat
The thing about formulae is that they’re an aid, not a guide
One of the greats
Bathos, fatalism, heartbreak: these are the pillars of a MacColl song
Is university still worth it?
Rising fees raise questions about the value of some degrees
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
The effects of Brexit are still being misreported
A new paper has received a lot of attention — all of it undeserved
Belle époque on a plate
The Goring offers a level of enchantment seldom found in the environs of Victoria Station
Aggers declares — the end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
Donald Trump and the age of sovereign internationalism
We are entering a new age of great power competition
