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
Keeping your head may just save your soul
Hyperreality meets holocaust denial in the insanity of the social media age
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
The opportunism of anti-police activists
Continued agitation around the death of Chris Kaba is inexcusable
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
The monumental cradles of democracy
Squeezed into a single large volume, readers can now find a remarkable account of the Greek city
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
Is this just fantasy?
Sir Brian May is wrong: farmers do care
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
