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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
Can we reduce the manosphere to mental health?
Louis Theroux’s attempt to find the trauma that motivates androcratic influencers is unconvincing
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
Brave new world or fools’ paradise?
For Dubai’s quarter of a million British expats, the Iran war is a mere blip in a luxurious lifestyle