Expressionism
The brighter side of German Expressionism
The expressionists breathed fresh life into familiar subjects
Death by red tape
“Soft cancellation” is the preferred tool of institutionalised censoriousness
Ringo Starr
The man cruelly mocked as “not even the best drummer in The Beatles” must be the most underrated musician of all time
Don’t judge a play by its label
The instinct towards appeasing “sensitivity” would stifle the creative impulse
Letters August-September
To paraphrase the Jeremy Corbyn defence, were the Tory Right present but not involved?
Socialism with Starmerite characteristics
The coming-out party of the Labour moderates had distinctly totalitarian vibes
Duke of deception
Duke Wolff was a real life Gatsby, a brilliant, flamboyant faker whose lies left a legacy of both devastation and fascination for his children
A neglected radical
Guillaume Guillon-Lethière was an artistic and social pioneer
The soaraway success of scoops and smut
Tabloid sensibility wasn’t just about visual presentation, it was also about the way stories were written