History
A lighter shade of grey
This scholarly, readable and objective book will be the standard biography of Sir Edward Grey for decades to come
My eighteenth century life
Black’s History Week, with Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart
Atlases aren’t dead yet
Jeremy Black pores over the latest offerings from the scholarly literature on cartography
Alfred Sherman: the original Downing Street maverick
The rise and fall of Dominic Cummings recalls the role of another eccentric who changed British politics
Citizen of nowhere
Street names go woke, David Brent gets his wish, a historian quotes the past and The Vicar of Dibley takes the knee
It’s more than just a bag
The V&A’s new exhibition demonstrates that a handbag is indeed much more than its function
What do detective novels tell us about the period in which they were written?
Professor Jeremy Black sifts through the evidence with Graham Stewart
Ignorance on the Cam
The latest issue of University of Cambridge’s Alumni Magazine encourages ignorant rejection of Britain’s past
The nation’s favourite: why Coronation Street matters
As Coronation Street celebrates its diamond jubilee, is it time to take it seriously as the chronicler of our times?
The Scullionbait Awards for Reporting Merit
Articles with no opposing quotes, criticism, or trace of so-called “balance”
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
Advertisements for themselves
Michael Craig-Martin and the sad afterlife of conceptual art
Crisis of leadership
No Tory can seriously expect conservatism from Kemi Badenoch
Marianna in the trenches
She wants to dive into the murky depths of social media, but her microphone can only scratch the surface
Booze or muse?
Composers have been no slouches when it comes to the sauce
Aggers declares — the end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
She wants to be in America
🎶 Airtime for me in America 🎶
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
Charli’s carefree bratitude
This is music for people who are tired of being careful
Developing nations will be forced to choose
Sitting on the fence between China and the USA is unsustainable
