Photography
The human condition, in Wales
The universal and the particular sit awkwardly in this Cardiff exhibition
An island to admire
A new book takes a valuable tour of the Isle of Man
Painting Queen Elizabeth
The painted surface of monarchy is everything
Mike Lear: Lubricious lensman
If Mike is in any way conspicuous, it is by virtue of his sheer inconspicuousness
Studio: Dubrovnik
Anthony Daniels visits the War Photo Limited gallery in Dubrovnik
Research and rescue
The Falkland Islands bids farewell to the RSS James Clark Ross and a Marylebone gallery hosts a virtual exhibition of Antarctic photographs
Francis Bacon’s love affair with France
Limited to only 206 copies, ‘Francis Bacon: Francophile’ is an attractive book sure to be snapped up by Baconophiles
Scars: stories of human resilience
Scars affect how we are seen and are often imbued with negative connotations – but instead of seeing a scar, can we see a story?
Lockdowns don’t work
Laura Dodsworth follows and photographs the guerrilla anti-lockdown campaign projected across London landmarks
Off with the fairies
Unsurprisingly, the most brilliant of all English music-theatre pieces are mostly overlooked
Lutfur Rahman and the future of localism
A new and dangerous kind of local politics is emerging in Britain
Long story short
Movie length seems to have become a way for directors to tell us what serious people they are
Is Britain a Christian country?
The UK has an established religion alright — the worship of the self
The ways of waterways
From travelling to trade, how Britons used water before canals
The Rwanda Bill and the rule of law
Our constitutional tradition strictly separates international law from domestic law
Man of letters: reading between the lines
Byron: A Life in Ten Letters by Andrew Stauffer
Taking Pride
If sexual orientation is not a choice and therefore nothing to be ashamed of, then it can be nothing to be proud of either
What are universities for?
The battle for British universities is not yet lost
And the band played on
Cash crisis in the arts — what’s new?
Try Christianity
Reflecting on the cross, we find a truth that is often too easy to forget
