Sally Rooney
Log on, tune in, burn out
Dan Hitchens weighs the charge sheet against baby boomers, who stand accused of creating a precarious world of low pay and endless work
Decline of the English novel
Bereft of God and middle class values, authors are left with identity politics
Abnormal People
The TV adaptation that reflects the falsity of campus novels
The fundamental truths of fiction
Kit Wilson says the slow atrophy of the English novel is contributing to a decline in empathy and the rise of tribalism, trolling and “stay in your lane” identity politics
How the pandemic has remade women ‘the Angel in the House’
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, has a year of lockdowns shown us that equality in the home is still a fantasy?
Smart answers to clever questions
In the Know is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn more about the fascinating science of human intelligence
Reagan is not the answer to Republican woes
In response to Daniel Johnson’s March feature, Henry George argues that a return to Reaganism is not the future of American conservatism
Fair dinkum dictionary
Jonathon Green wonders if, despite this being a fascinating book, the author has set herself up for defeat
The forgotten art of the handwritten letter
The humble handwritten letter has made a comeback during the coronavirus pandemic – but will it last?
Let It Be: Have we passed the golden era of the rock ‘n’ roll memoir?
There is an inexhaustible public appetite for learning about the private lives of our idols, but they don’t make rock stars like they used to
How Labour are taking the voting public for granted
Labour has no hope of returning to power if they fail to capture a comfortable working-class seat from a government that has presided over the greatest crisis in living memory
Conflicts of interest
Labour, like the Church, may never reconcile the different views of all its supporters
The rise and fall of Bernie Madoff
The notorious fraudster Bernie Madoff has died in prison at the age of 82