Poetry
Lana Del Rey’s poetic dream
The news is bad, but on Del Rey’s watch the poetry is sometimes pretty good, and getting better
A Pauline conversion
Christopher Pincher discovers a family wine business in the south east of Sancerre
Poet who wrote for all of us
Daniel Johnson says that Clive James’s enduring legacy is his verse
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems
Landscapes of allusion and illusion
On the architecture of recreation
Britain is at breaking point
The UK is experiencing existential challenges, but neither elitists nor populists offer a solution
Murders of 2024
Jeremy Black reviews the best (and worst) murders from the last year
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
The shame of the Oxford Union
A debate on Israel and Palestine was a disgrace
Am I prepared to help my mum die?
Euthanasia poses impossible questions about life and death
Don’t patronise female students
It’s insulting to think that women have to be treated with kid gloves
A shot of Christmas spirit
The Old Vic’s “A Christmas Carol” is properly affecting
