Lost
The emptiness of hype
A cultural legacy depends on far more than passing enthusiasm
Parliamentary sovereignty (extreme edition)
Rwanda is safe. How do we know? Because we said so.
In memory of Lord Cormack
Britain has lost a wise and dedicated public servant
The unromantic truth about tortured poets
Taylor Swift is idealising the grim realities of the lives of poets
Daddy, what did you do during the Iraq war?
Don’t ask questions you do want the answer to, at least not where George Galloway is involved
The gender wars have not been won
“No debate” has been defeated — but the debate is still ongoing
Big beasts versus the Bible
Darwin sidelined the Creator by documenting the slow mechanisms of evolution
A sound of Rowling thunder
Scotland’s government and police seem determined to turn themselves into a laughing stock
Newsnight and the rapist
The BBC should be embarrassed by its careless coverage of a man who has now been convicted of rape
How the internet killed The Simpsons
Nicholas Clairmont has avidly viewed more than 750 episodes of the comedy about the residents of Springfield — but won’t be watching any more