Galleries
Brussels, capital city of Surrealism
In Brussels, Surrealism lurks in the most unexpected places
A novel collector
The legacy left by art collector and novelist Hugh Walpole
Declining figures
British museums and galleries have yet to recover from Covid.
The poor relation of the art world
All over Europe traditional figurative art, particularly from the nineteenth century, is being shunted to the corners of museums — and eventually removed from view
Today’s rubbish, tomorrow’s artefact
How museums are curating the coronavirus pandemic
Dylan Mulvaney did not share our girlhood
His bizarre parody of the female experience is grossly offensive
Rugby’s debt to Mrs T
Rugby league was transformed from a fringe working-class activity into part of national life
On the deceptive use of words
We must be very careful with redefinitions of commonly understood words
Plagiarism: a racist weapon
It has been genuinely disturbing to see Claudine Gay ousted simply for being an empowered black woman
The Post Office scandal
Legislation to resolve the injustice is not as straightforward as it seems
A “lost” novel better left unfound
We’re a long way from touchstones One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera
Britain must develop economic resilience
The Houthis have exposed our devastating economic insecurity
An unconvincing case against the UNRWA
It should take more evidence to strip the Palestinians of essential support
The end of Pevsner
The monumental work of maintaining a live record of the architecture of the UK and Ireland is in danger of being abandoned
Small talk and big asks
Men’s mental health is a serious matter — but it is wrong to expect people to be lifesavers
The creation of canals
Entering the golden age of canals
