Hallmark
Deck the halls with Hallmark films
In praise of a genre that is both beloved and maligned
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
Wilde times at the country house
Gerald Barry’s outrageous The Importance of Being Earnest manages to overmatch the virtuoso original
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
What if the AI bubble bursts?
Arguing that an AI bubble is a good thing reeks of techno-optimist complacency
Vapid slogans for the hard of thinking
Every modern university, it seems, needs a “mission statement”
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified
Pleasure and persuasion
Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 1-7 (Ondine)
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
Regulating the rogue degree factories
Do universities have the resources and the will to monitor what is happening in their name?