Lord of the Rings
Between Middle Earth and the West
130 years from his birth, what can we learn from Tolkien?
Bored of the Rings
Is it time for the Tolkien industry to give it a rest?
Woke of the Rings
The Tolkien society is scanning the author’s work for signs of cishetero amatonormativity
The writings of Lewis and Tolkien embody conservative environmentalism
The Conservative party were once the country party. They could be again. It might even net them some votes
One App to rule them all
Mordor was much better than this
Armageddon: a win for social justice
Destroying the planet would be an act of white supremacy — but there are some advantages
The post-feminist Labour Party
What does Keir Starmer have to be proud of?
The failures of Boris
The Prime Minister is responsible for most of the things that have gone wrong
More than just a grumpy anti-modernist?
It’s time we appreciated the art of Sir Alfred Munnings
Overthrowing the kritarchy
The overturning of Roe v. Wade would be a victory for democracy
Digital dysmorphia
The internet has gone from the marketplace of ideas, to a marketplace in bodies
The victorious sign
What relationship should Christianity have with politics?
The diary of Dilyn the dog
Just us. For years and years
Before and after gould
Bach’s Goldberg Variations have a rich history that far transcend its modern association with Glenn Gould
The magical LGBTQ+ myth factory
The LGBTQ+ lobby is making up “scientific” facts to win arguments
The monster that lurks within us
The enduring popularity of fantasy and horror fiction proves that we still live in the long, dark shadow of the Gothic novel