Intellectualism
Cognition porn and discursive dehumanisation
Cultural and political discourse can follow the reductive yet seductive logic of pornography
Britons need real ownership, not feudal leaseholds
We should shake up an outdated and restrictive system that offers a simulation of property ownership
Who judges the judges?
Judges, whatever their gender, need sufficient judgement to maintain neutrality and political impartiality
Fat lot of use
One cannot approve of so lazy a gimmick as a fat suit in reality-obsessed 2024
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
The sculptor’s funeral
The death of Imogen Stuart represents the passing of an Ireland that built, rather than destroyed
Jerry Seinfeld is wrong about comedy
Wokeness has exacerbated the decline of sitcoms and stand-up, but it is not the cause
Deconstructing the pro-EU fantasies of the FT
22.5 per cent agrifood export growth? They must be joking
Dune and progressive media illiteracy
Leftist moralism obscures thematic depth in its frantic rush to judge
The poverty of miners’ strike nostalgia
We should not romanticise a futile and sometimes thuggish struggle
Shrimp for breakfast in Sapporo
A culinary adventure with Japan’s finest seafood
The invasiveness of voice notes
Don’t send them, and if you must send them keep them short
