Modern World
Pleasures of sex and berries
Hart explains why we’re adapted to the environment we evolved in, rather than the one we inhabit
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Gifted children
How does one wrap a bank transfer?
The US city on the banks of the Thames
Critics don’t care for Canary Wharf, considering it a monument of 1980s corporatism
In defence of Michael Foran
Do not confuse the intensity of trolls for righteousness
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
Prom-lematic
Landlords, Lammy, “Land of Hope and Glory” and other questionable phenomena
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
Perfect victims and a tale of two films
Don’t idealise victims — listen to them
