National Gallery
The (too) many deaths of Saint Sebastian
Ming Wong lacks the power and sensuality of his supposed inspirations
A respectful renovation
The redesigned Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery by Selldorf Architects
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
Bittersweet breakfast
“Discover Liotard and the Lavergne Family Breakfast” at the National Gallery
Modern technology meets the sixteenth century
For a limited time, the wonders of Lombardy are in the National Gallery
Nifty shades of grey
The National Gallery has surpassed itself, with a little help from its friends
Feminist art historians get Artemisia Gentileschi wrong
Contemporary feminist art theory: little help in understanding a seventeenth century artist
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On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
Classic is back
Why contemporary art may be losing ground
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
Ring engagement
The Mash meets The Ring!
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
The missing variable in the masculinity crisis
The literature on masculinity ignores the most obvious factor of all: a steady, civilisational fall in testosterone
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather