Graham Swift
Time the Old Gang departed
The Amis/Barnes/McEwan generation have dominated the book scene for too long
Plane crash government
With Sunak’s agenda firmly earthbound and far from civilisation, some MPs are clearly contemplating cannibalism
How the internet killed The Simpsons
Nicholas Clairmont has avidly viewed more than 750 episodes of the comedy about the residents of Springfield — but won’t be watching any more
Social media and the neoteny trap
The aesthetics of adolescence can be a distraction from the grim potential of the future
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
Why did behavioural scientists crave mask mandates?
The COVID pandemic exposed the nastiness of nudging
Rozsa’s regret
Miklos Rozsa: Orchestral works (Capriccio)
Three novelists pushing the bloat out
Some novels still dare to leave the reader’s hand unheld — without universal success
How Britain fell in love with cars
From Wind in the Willows to Wodehouse, cars captured the imagination
It’s time to stop the rot
Students denounced, lecturers cowed and managers with little interest in truth
Killing the golden goose
International student numbers must be capped, and candidates held to the same academic standards