Notting Hill
Venice’s ugly sister
Almost everything in Mestre is recent; everything is decayed
How Singapore gets things done
Singapore’s enlightened authoritarianism offers lessons about effective governance
Queen of Hearts
Perturbed to find Diana has a starring role in Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted
Don’t ban the billboards
Campaigns against advertising are pure public health fanaticism
The death of charity?
The decline of religion and the fraying of our social fabric has made us meaner
Bevis Marks Synagogue
Britain’s oldest purpose-built synagogue faces a new, more insidious threat
Dumb, glum and zero-sum
British thinking has to value supply more than distribution
How the internet killed The Simpsons
Nicholas Clairmont has avidly viewed more than 750 episodes of the comedy about the residents of Springfield — but won’t be watching any more
Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?
Time for realpolitik in Israel
Britain’s foreign policy in the Middle East should put British interests first
Keep your shirt on
Don your white shirt with a flash of scarlet à la the fashion bitches