Movies
Diversity season again
Chloé Zhao is the first Asian woman likely to be nominated in the Best Director category for Nomadland, says Christopher Silvester
His own best character
A new Netflix release has been trailed as a masterpiece, with myriad claims to Oscar recognition, says Christopher Silvester
Santa’s unspeakable sack
Why are publishers so sniffy about stocking fillers?
Press Gang
Croatia’s war runs like a dark thread through the excellent series ‘The Paper’
Schrodinger’s shield
In the hands of the police it’s a symbol of love — Anyone else will be arrested
Beethoven, Birtwistle: A bag of bagatelles (Wergo)
Those who listen to music with an open mind are going to have a ball with this
The myth of the plucky Brit
Notwithstanding our favourite WWII stories, derring-do doesn’t win wars
The terrible south
Claudia Savage-Gore crosses town to go the extra mile for Hector
Is the Parish Church worth saving?
Once gone, they are gone forever
Utopian dreams and totalitarian nightmares
Identity politics follow the same logic as racism and homophobia
Inside the small town newspaper
How my first editor taught me to report “without fear or favour”
Tom Tugendhat’s empty rhetoric
What is the government supposed to do with Tom’s “rage”?