Newton
The Boat Race is being steered off course
Moving the Boat Race from London to Ely is a desperate measure
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
Keir’s junk politics
Keir Starmer is trying to reform the public, not the NHS
Foul play
David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football
Defending an outdoor smoke
There is no rational argument for prohibition
Why young men like Donald Trump
He cuts through the sterility and severity of modern life
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Murders for September
British detectives go abroad, as this month’s chillers take us from a fictional Spanish island to the Far East
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
Kimchi culture
A new gallery pursues a pungent kind of artistic and intellectual renewal
