Heavy Metal
Devil’s music
“Satanic Panic” still haunts heavy metal
February letters
Questioning Cameron, cautioning Houellebecq and disputing the image of God
Explaining the gender gap in politics
Why men and women have been marching in different ideological directions
Taking on the right-on with cold, hard facts
A practical manual for anyone who has no choice but to sit on committees with idealistic intellectuals
Fear the Keir
Starmer is Blair 2.0 — but this time, things can only get worse
The enigma of Englishness
The English have debated their national nature for centuries
Intangible benefits for intangible heritage?
It remains to be seen whether the UK’s Ratification of UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be valuable
The best of The Rest Is …
Sequel podcasts are emerging with the inevitability of sprouts from an old potato
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
Grizelda Buncome
Peripatetic creative writing tutor
The truth is out there
Henry Staunton is dismissed as dangerously “erratic” by the powers that be, but he may just be telling the truth, no matter how weird
Left and right hooks
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak exchanged sloppy blows as Lee Anderson found a warm welcome in the stands
