Ivan Vasiliev
A riveting selection of itinerant tunes
Gypsy Melodies (La dolce volta)
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
A slow Burnham
Andy Burnham is not from London. Have we mentioned that he is not from London?
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Metamorphoses at the Rijksmuseum
Metamorphoses at the
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be
Mass hysteria
Sancta, Flanders Opera, Antwerp
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
Dead reckoning
How Britain forgot the sea (and why it matters)
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
The Symphony’s Indian summer
Imagine hearing a symphony for the first time
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
The right moment?
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are offering some cause for optimism — but is it enough?