Somerset House
The Courtauld: a collection unmasked
The gallery has long been famous for its impressionist collection, but the reopening sheds light on other works of art
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
Most of the world thinks differently to us
Universalism is based on irrational ideas about human nature
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
The radical feminism—Christianity pipeline
For radical feminists, clarity about the realities of sex often opens onto a search for moral order
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
Squeezing out your generation
New laws are harming, not helping, younger people
Why Keynes was wrong
He misinterpreted fundamental economic principles
The sacrifice that changed Naipaul
The humiliation of his father, forced to slaughter a goat to atone for
angering Hindus, made the writer wary of insulting religion
The summer chill
Cool soups for hot days