Gothic Literature
The lovelorn lady who broke the rules
A romantic forced by peculiar privilege into perpetual masquerade
The monster that lurks within us
The enduring popularity of fantasy and horror fiction proves that we still live in the long, dark shadow of the Gothic novel
Our deepest, darkest fears
The transgressive, transmedial and transnational nature of the Gothic genre
The Conservative betrayal of selective schooling
Grammar schools are great — but there are not enough of them
Joe Biden needs a Reagan moment
It is time not just for strong words but for serious demands
Women in prisons deserve better
Classifying male criminals as women adds insult to injury
The emptiness of hype
A cultural legacy depends on far more than passing enthusiasm
Soothing sounds in time of war
There are expectations going back to 1948 that musicians turn up to provide relief
The first rule of Plot Club is…
The Tories are absolutely, definitely, certainly not scheming to replace Rishi Sunak
The big winner of recent opinion polling is despair
As we approach the next election, few people are optimistic about Sunak or Starmer
The building that inspired Orwell
Was there an appetite at the time for monumental buildings, equivalent to those in Moscow?
Ukraine can still triumph
It needs, and deserves, Western patience and solidarity
Netherworld
The Dutch golden age could be anything but for the painters
The human condition, in Wales
The universal and the particular sit awkwardly in this Cardiff exhibition
