Novels
Corto Maltese – graphic novels on a higher plane
The faithful translation of Hugo Pratt’s graphic novels introduces his hero to the wider audience he deserves
British Crime Classics
Jeremy Black’s recommendations for a murderous British genre
In defence of Michael Foran
Do not confuse the intensity of trolls for righteousness
Two cheers for Trump on free speech
The President-elect cannot just protect speech that he likes
The dangerous rise of egg harvesting
Women should not be encouraged to undergo a dangerous and unnecessary procedure
Forces of nature
Antonin Dvorak: Symphonies (Warner/Pentatone)
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
Why Christian culture is essential to education
It deeply informed our art and our ideas
The Club of Wrong
The Club of Rome are back and dumber than ever
Tawdry tales
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
The perversity of the Oasis reunion
The cultural optimism of the nineties has been lost
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
