Edward Bluemel
When Shakespeare met Marlowe
Born With Teeth is not so much serious drama as high-class fan fiction
Shakespeare’s backstory
Born with Teeth makes for a diverting, thought-provoking evening
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
Sex, success and failure
Sarah Ditum talks with songwriter Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy
The summer chill
Cool soups for hot days
The ankle tag and the ballot box
The courts convicted Marine Le Pen, but left her political fate to French voters
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Murders for May
From the spa resort of Buddington to the streets of Tokyo
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Critical briefing: Unite the Kingdom
What you need to know about the Unite the Kingdom march on May 16
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works