Johnny Depp
The rise and fall of Johnny Depp
Now that Depp has lost his libel case, it is now widely believed that his career is all but over
The rise and fall of Bernie Madoff
The notorious fraudster Bernie Madoff has died in prison at the age of 82
Power without pain
Social media “platforms” such as Twitter and Facebook plainly are publishers.
They should be held to account as such
The perils of privilege
Musa Okwonga’s memoir about his time at Eton is a confused account of having access to everywhere but belonging nowhere
Libraries and laureates: a study in necessity
Without school libraries, boys and girls will grow up in households where the idea of owning books, or even borrowing, seems an increasingly fantastical one
The reinvention of Ed Balls
Ed Balls’ presence in public life is a welcome reminder that sometimes there can be a second act for former politicians
Call the junk-monger
The trashy Downing Street makeover is a criminal act of hideous uglification
Christopher Hitchens and the culture war
Where would the late ciceronian speaker have fit into today’s polemical battles?
Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers (Cedille)
There is a wealth of diverse talent out there — all we have to do is listen
Mysteries of the Middle Eastern vineyard
Henry Jeffreys recommends five innovative Lebanese wines which show the potential of the country’s growing wine industry
What a waste
Arlene Foster’s coulda, woulda, shoulda leadership of the DUP