Satire
Block Boris!
There is a risk that if Boris Johnson receives the most votes he might actually win. This is unacceptable
Painting by numbers
Alexander Adams counts the cost of female artistic success
Being economical with the truth
The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life). By George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison
Cynical in Venezuela
The corruption and incompetence of its political system seeps into the soul
Without a twist
This weather-based thriller is all hot air, but who doesn’t enjoy a warm summer breeze?
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
Are you there God? It’s me, Farage
Nigel Farage bares his soul, but not before he buries his enemies
The rise of academentia
Mere transgression is being elevated above genuine insight and creativity
Murders for September
British detectives go abroad, as this month’s chillers take us from a fictional Spanish island to the Far East
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
The magic of the original stubbornly refused to rise from the dead and save the movie from mediocrity
Trojan horse separatism
Spanish unity is being bartered away in a game of political greed as a Catalan coup-leader is allowed to stroll back into the country