Sri Lanka
All double dutch
Andrew Cusack says the influence of the Netherlands’ seaborne empire can still be felt around the world, from Manhattan and South Africa to modern Sri Lanka
In-line, online, and where to draw the line
Notes on Colombo’s books and bookmen in the time of Covid-19
The book to read if you’re intent on visiting Sri Lanka
A S H Smyth on Andrew Fidel Fernando’s Upon a Sleepless Isle, winner of the 2019 Gratiaen Prize
Emerging from Sri Lanka’s lockdown: a morning at Colombo’s booksheds
A S H Smyth pays a visit to one of his favourite places in Colombo
May day, May day…
A letter from Colombo
Four women seers in a time of strife
Eilenberger’s design is to present philosophy outside the lecture theatre in its life-transforming power
The poverty of miners’ strike nostalgia
We should not romanticise a futile and sometimes thuggish struggle
Wragg must go
He should resign or be fired
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
Grossly offensive censorship
A new ruling offers hope for an end to preposterous rulings over “malicious communications”
The “conversion therapy” ban still makes for bad law
Recent amendments have failed to answer serious concerns about its implications
A passage to Istria
Long nights and grey days turn our correspondent’s mind to the Croatian coast
The court of hot air
We do not need human rights law to protect human rights or to maintain the rule of law
Parents are being hypocritical about smartphones
Yes, kids use their phones too much, but what about adults?
The arts are under threat in Scotland
New legislation endangers freedom, but the arts have been enabling its suppression for some time
Democracy contra the majority
What does democracy mean if it is not related to the popular will?
