Rugby
A big day for women’s rugby
Fairness and safety should be upheld
Are U.S. sports actually superior to ours?
Sport is another thing to confirm the notion of American exceptionalism
Singing the Blues
The Varsity Match and Boat Race are no longer part of our sporting conversation
Hymns and arias
Fierce rivalries in a shared sport
Southern discomfort
Has rugby league finally given up on London?
How does a Lions Tour compare to playing in the Rugby World Cup?
Graham Stewart and Boris Starling discuss the forthcoming Lions tour of South Africa
Big game hunting
Boris Starling looks ahead to the excitement and exhilaration of the upcoming British Lions tour
Year’s mind: James Small and the 1995 Rugby World Cup
ASH Smyth reflects on South Africa’s historic 1995 Rugby World Cup win
The New Political Battleground
The fortunes of Rugby League and the Conservative Party are now intrinsically linked
Games people play
Why team spirit leaves me cold
How can we pay for our cathedrals?
Critics of silent discos in Canterbury Cathedral are silent on how to fund our churches
Try Christianity
Reflecting on the cross, we find a truth that is often too easy to forget
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
Scary cute
CUTE, a new exhibition at Somerset House is a deliciously unsettling stroll down the uncanny valley
The deep wisdom of rootedness
Society has lost touch with the people and places who helped to shape it in the first place
Against stakeholderism
How ideas like “citizens’ assemblies” threaten democracy and effective policy-making
Therapy is making children ill
What would really help children’s mental health is talk about resilience
The light and the insubstantial
Poulenc and others: Chamber music (Calliope/DG)
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
The ways of waterways
From travelling to trade, how Britons used water before canals
