Andrew Tettenborn says the trend of redefining certain terms not only hinders social communication but is also almost literally Orwellian

Murray Walker was the last of the great sports commentators who brought us unforgettable sporting moments and catchphrases which delighted a generation

Graham Stewart talks to Alex Story and Robert Wigley about the dangers of our addiction to digital information

This biography on Sir Stanley Rous and sport in the twentieth century is scholarly, balanced and well-written, says Lincoln Allison

How the dominance of social media and mobile technology is making today’s teenagers less empathetic and more narcissistic

The sport is now characterised by the conditioned reflex of dishonesty, the bleating of the wronged

Michael Prodger recounts the tale of Hergé’s drawing for the cover of the Tintin instalment: The Blue Lotus

Music has lost its unpredictability, its thrilling fear while sport’s passion shines, says Norman Lebrecht

Natascha Engel delves into Marc Stears’s new book, and asks: is there anything in here that will help us rebuild the Red Wall without losing our big city majorities?

People are terrified of modernity’s great gift: the sudden freedom to make appalling noise, says Robert Thicknesse