Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese vs Marvel: a tale of two different cinematic perspectives
At a time when studios are afraid of investing substantial amounts of money in films without a guaranteed audience, it’s time to ditch the snobbery towards popular films
Goodfellas at 30
‘As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster’.
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
Labour’s Gagging Acts
Labour is taking inspiration from Pitt the Younger when it comes to curbing speech
Faith in fakes
Baudrillard warned that politics would become a world of signs detached from reality. Manchesterism suggests he was right
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
The case for vapes
Arguments for prohibitionism disappear in a cloud of vapour
The Muslim modernisers
Muslim reformers do not innovate; they renew by seeking to mend what is broken
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato