Penny Dreadful
Dazzled by manias and lured by wild gambling
The drives behind the Victorian periodical press and penny literature
Single-minded
Enjoy some new malt whiskies coming to market
The menopause is no joke
It is time to stop being so facetious about women’s health
Britain will not be a “Christian country” without Christians
Traditions die if there is no one to cherish them
How not to investigate the origins of Covid
Wuhan: How the Covid-19 Outbreak in China Spiralled Out of Control by Dali L. Yang
Sloane danger
Obvious, expensive and tasteless, Azzurra’s food perfectly echoes Mr Angell’s ambience
Pen pusher
My fascination with fountain pens
Cultural Christianity and the vulgar wisdom of memes
Dawkins is caught between the pure idea of rationalism, and the messy meme of cultural Christianity
Learning in the round
Spreading fingers over a globe, not pinching them on a screen, is the best way to answer questions
Young people are not as pro-immigration as you think
The idea that young people are uniformly “woke” is a silly myth
The joy of pets
Pet ownership is one of life’s simple pleasures, but it also lifts the soul
Decolonising science
Rewritten histories of science, outdated religious shibboleths and notorious omissions
