Marilyn Monroe
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it
The art of the hype
Beyond its backstory, ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ is both one of a series and an image made in part by a reproductive method
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
Into the light
The courage and dignity of Gisèle Pelicot should inspire us all
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
It’s high time we banned dogs
The tide is turning against these slobbering beasts
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper