Dressing Up
Ties out, tattoos in
Whether ties are out or tattoos are in, there is a performative aspect that in both cases can hide a murkier if not awful truth
The devils that made me a dandy
Joseph Connolly’s enduring passion for sartorial splendour was driven by a childhood addiction to the glamour of TV
High priests of academia
The public are reading academic output, and they don’t like what they see
The end of art critics
The critics who are now lackeys of the art world
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
Where are the calls for blasphemy laws coming from?
We should consider the voters as well as the politicians
Booty contest
This book sets out to rebalance ahistorical narratives of how museum collections were constructed
How will Christian MPs shape the assisted suicide debate?
The Tory Christian is in decline, but the Labour Christian could make the difference
Is “love is love” only for white people?
The Tories have suddenly discovered the book of Leviticus