Dresden
Cities risen from ashes
75 years after the Dresden bombings, Lincoln Allison discusses the raising of razed cities
The building that inspired Orwell
Was there an appetite at the time for monumental buildings, equivalent to those in Moscow?
Less will be better
More students have been worse. Some became dons — they have been worse too
High art or high camp?
Elektra, Royal Opera House
Why did Irish women vote No?
Tired of seeing women and mothers erased in law and policy, Ireland’s women sent a resounding message
Who edits the editor?
The bright young things of publishing want to be involved in every line of every new book
All small talk
Dwarf uprisings, Daleks and disreputable handymen
Reclaiming free speech in academia
Proposed Office for Students guidelines make for an imperfect but promising start
J.K. Rowling and the very Freudian fandom
Many Harry Potter fans feel a strange compulsion to hate the thing they love
Scratches in the stonework of history
A new history of graffiti and rebellion is less light and bawdy than one may have expected
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
