Landscape
The art of Caspar David Friedrich
In our brave new world of modern art, there’s a growing appetite for celebrating the mystery of the natural world
Pond life with Mum
Patrick Galbraith says water can be a great healer
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
The Age of Twee
Line up and clap for the NHS, wankpuffin
The spectre of the past
The “Great English Ghost Story” offers a form of comfort and is rooted in the ache of nostalgia for a more elegant era
Saltburn and the significance of sound
Why has Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s “Murder on the Dancefloor” caught the world’s attention again?
Taking Pride
If sexual orientation is not a choice and therefore nothing to be ashamed of, then it can be nothing to be proud of either
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Drying up
How canals retreated into quiet obscurity
The conversion of St Lee
Never mind migrants converting, what about the MPs?
The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
There is a lushness to this expanded Letters
There is frequent reporting of local news, often betraying a hobbit-like
preoccupation with the availability of beer
Open season
I’m trying to stick to wild game, venison and native beef— and monogamy too
