Myths and Legends
Vincent’s tragic legend restored
A new book revisits the painter’s death and returns the verdict that it was suicide after all
Fishermen’s tails
Through history, Mermaids have been treated as more real than legendary, even by those who have had a reputation to uphold
Weak, flawed, limited; an opportunity missed
Sanghera really should have devoted more attention to the pre-Western history in Empireworld
Criminal damage remains criminal
A new judgment has challenged a convoluted legal defence of property damage
Against gorpcore
We have to develop and embrace aesthetics that inspire the imagination
The Church of England is practicing a secular religion
Equality, diversity and inclusion can be prioritised over religious faith
The lonely end of a political failure
Leo Varadkar rode to power on a wave of optimism and is disappearing in a puff of disaffection
Murders for April
April is the cruellest month, breeding detective fiction out of the dry land
Rugby’s debt to Mrs T
Rugby league was transformed from a fringe working-class activity into part of national life
The art of Caspar David Friedrich
In our brave new world of modern art, there’s a growing appetite for celebrating the mystery of the natural world
What is academia without scholarship?
Research is an essential feature of academic life
The Irish should reject the new hate speech bill
It threatens free speech while offering dubious benefits for society
Good cops and bad spies
Intelligence services as portrayed on-screen are pretty ghastly places to work