Peter O’Toole
The roaring boy Macbeth
Why Peter O’Toole’s 1980 performance at the Old Vic is remembered for all the wrong reasons
An eye for the world after Trump
Senator Tom Cotton ticks all the Republican White House boxes – provided the last incumbent bows out
Zooming Windows
The George Formby Society attempts a ukulele world record, online
Finely-turned tales of mothers, murder and love
We need a system where books that publishers really love, where it’s not mere puff, get a special sticker on the front, says John Self
Finn noir
A Bergmanesque miasma of gloom hangs over every episode in this new Scandinavian thriller
Ban Trans myths by writing ‘FACT’
Prevent the rise of fascism by letting the state arrest people for what they think
Saving Rugby from BLM Marxism
Governors of boarding schools are supposed to be custodians, not political activists
No place at the bar for challenging woke politics
The Bar Council’s verdict on Jon Holbrook’s cancellation last month shows that the bar has become an unwelcoming place for those who believe in free speech
Today’s rubbish, tomorrow’s artefact
How museums are curating the coronavirus pandemic
The problem with American isolationism
Despite the histrionics of domestic American opinion, a single rocket attack in Syria does not indicate that Biden’s foreign policy is likely to be more aggressive
Letter from Washington: She’s running
Caitlyn Jenner’s candidacy is the latest blow to any distinction between celebrity and politics