Russell Hoban
Sparks, glitterballs and masterworks
The greatest works of fiction published this year
50 years ago…
Ali dances, bounces, beckons Foreman on, matador against bull
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
The effects of Brexit are still being misreported
A new paper has received a lot of attention — all of it undeserved
Swiftism’s role in saving the V&A Museum
The unconventional Englishness of the Taylor Swift phenomenon
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
White male conservatives for identity politics
Kemi Badenoch’s supporters should have fewer illusions
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
Invasion literature
It couldn’t happen here. Right?
Cities of the mind
19th century English towns live on in our collective imagination
Murders for September
British detectives go abroad, as this month’s chillers take us from a fictional Spanish island to the Far East
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
