Florence Cathedral
Brunelleschi’s egg
Demythologising a Renaissance genius
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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
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Britain lacks a party of the young
Britain’s alienated young are drifting leftwards because no serious movement on the right is speaking to their interests
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
The generation delusion
Chris Bayliss and Henry Hill are joined by the Reverend Marcus Walker to discuss intergenerational responsibility
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be
RIP New Labour?
Keir Starmer’s failure should mark a decisive break with a failed consensus
Ancient bones of contention
The burgeoning and irregulated market for dinosaur skeletons
Wit as well as social conscience
Avril Quartet: Claires Obscures (Etcetera)
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations