Drama
The new televangelism
The best US television drama has a strong religious dimension
Does drama need the theatre to survive?
I am anticipating watching theatre from home with some trepidation
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
The war on women’s spaces
Roxanne Tickle’s legal triumph is nothing to giggle at
A dark day for Australian women
It takes more than a document to prove that you are female
Royals in an online age
Can the royal mystique survive the glare of modern media?
The eternal lockdown of the soul
Lockdown-lifers have become a key tool of the state
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
The sadness of AI boyfriends
Technology can make romance frictionless and sterile
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland