Entertainment
Time’s Arrows
The pure, unappreciated entertainment of darts
Top of the pops?
What makes great rock and roll
Cast asunder
No country for old drunk actors?
The fame game
Why has talking about books become the preserve of know-nothing celebrities?
Rabble-rouser in chief
Our increasingly polarised and angry age wants not entertainment, but preachers
Been there, read that
Can we leave old books alone?
Back from the dead
The UK has a rich comics tradition often obscured by the cultural dominance of Marvel and DC
Past his prime
Even the President of the United States has to know when to retire
A return to Lord’s
Two years on from the gripping World Cup Final, there are few pops and bangs this year at Lord’s
Judah Friedlander Live!
In his perversity, absurdity, and bleakness, Friedlander taps the mood of American politics now
John Swinney’s Isla Bryson moment?
The Scottish Government must be made to face the facts on sex and gender
So many voters got it wrong
The ignorant masses have betrayed democracy
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
Italy is right to extend its ban on surrogacy
It is good for women and it is good for children
Killing time
Parliament is making the world a better place, one death at a time
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
Free speech defenders should practice what they preach
There should be no illiberal exception for anti-Zionist academics
Donald Trump should not heed the call of foreign policy hawks
The world is not split neatly between good guys and bad guys
Only abortion is like abortion
Don’t tack on abortion to create an impression of progressive goodness
Junk food? More like junk statistics
New claims about the costs of obesity are wildly exaggerated
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
