Mary Magdalene
The lives of Mary Magdalene
A fine book explores her life and afterlife
Kemi Badenoch’s “ming vase” must be shattered
The Conservative candidate should not be allowed to escape scrutiny
Too many silences in this book about music
The hazy treatment of what “music” even entails falls flat
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Hoorah for winter!
Life comes alive again in October when you can start anticipating proper National Hunt racing
They call it Poppy love
Poppy is, simply, a dog who knows what she wants
Heroes, villains and lessons in life
Intellectual history, sneered at in Oxford 40 years ago, is all the rage there now
The end of art critics
The critics who are now lackeys of the art world
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
