Frank Sinatra
A square prehistory of popular music
Rock versus pop, and orchestral numbers versus guitar solos
Hoop dreams
Football turned out to be a poor way of shirking parental duties
War returns to Kursk
Could the famous WW2 era battlefield be yet another military turning point?
The mixed legacy of #MeToo
There is a difference between confronting male behaviour and recreational man-hating
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Anti-extremism or opportunism?
The UK government should be more careful to distinguish criminal activities from legitimate opinion
The perversity of the Oasis reunion
The cultural optimism of the nineties has been lost
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
What’s the point of university during a freedom of speech crisis?
Students should be taught to do more than agree
Resist Labour’s managerial revolution
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are grimly committed to expanding the state and entrenching bureaucracy
Midlands marvels and mysteries
A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
