Michel Houellebecq
France’s philosopher king
There is a jarring disconnect between Michel Houellebecq’s critiques of sexual liberation and his dissolute lifestyle
Laughing laureate of Western decline
Michel Houellebecq’s prescient, mocking critiques of our debased modern world
The twin prophets of pessimism
The novelist and the philosopher linked by a common fascination with despair
AI is a terrible poet
It has no sense for true meaning and beauty in language
An open letter against assisted dying
118 academics oppose the Leadbeater Bill
Bonfire of the verities
Plotting a path through the new politics
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
Merkel the Disaster
The sad dolts in the room are wrong about the former German chancellor
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
Still knocking on the door
For all the promises, subpostmasters are still waiting for compensation
A broken Reed
Who did Steve Reed MP annoy to be sent to face the outrage of the farmers?
