Ilya Repin
Ukraine’s patriotic master
The painter Ilya Repin straddled both Ukrainian and Russian cultures
Why Labour has the best history books
Labour continues to blunder down that long blind Blairite alleyway, unable to turn back or find an exit
After the Cass Review
Our elected politicians need more independence from partial lobbyists
Jam, Jute, journalism, Japanese design
There is a lot more to see and enjoy in Dundee than London reviewers suggested
The erotic art book banned by a pope
A rich tale of great artists, pornography and the papacy has made I Modi one of the most fabled of all books
NatCon lives on
The conference has gone ahead in Brussels despite protests and police action
Who edits the editor?
The bright young things of publishing want to be involved in every line of every new book
Who are universities for?
Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more
Chasing votes on foreign soil
Viktor Orbán has created a pipeline of support for his Fidesz political project by granting full citizenship to thousands of ethnic Hungarians in Romania
Attack is the best form of defence
The right cannot always be fighting a rearguard action in the culture wars
Vibe supremacy
The right has a coolness problem, and Ben Shapiro rapping is not going to help
Long story short
Movie length seems to have become a way for directors to tell us what serious people they are