Sabrina Carpenter
The rise of toxic femininity
The return of feminine aesthetics is not good news for traditionalists
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Bye bye, Beeb?
A Netflix-style subscription model is the only way to save the BBC
Pleasure and persuasion
Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 1-7 (Ondine)
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument