French Open
King of the clay court
On the red clay of Stade Roland Garros, Nadal is God
The US is getting what it wants in the Middle East
Israeli escalations against Hezbollah are not defiance but an extension of U.S. strategy
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
Midlands marvels and mysteries
A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties
Pornhub exposed
The tenth most visited website in the world was effectively castrated by a middle-aged American mum
Keir’s woetanical garden
Labour still don’t understand the scale of the reforms that are needed
The effects of Brexit are still being misreported
A new paper has received a lot of attention — all of it undeserved
Allyship on easy mode
The inclusive message of Will & Harper obscures the harder questions of the “gender wars”
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Soporific Starmer
The Prime Minister appears to be making a virtue of his own dullness
