Stuffing
The real McCoy
With a little effort, haggis can be a real treat
Is a guaranteed sale fair?
Auction house practices may be distorting the picture
Why is the US facing a “crisis of credibility”?
It is a crisis that has been created by the hubris of the establishment
Can criminals be judges?
Freemasons, extremists, even members of the Garrick Club can be appointed to the bench
The poverty of “Singapore-on-Thames”
Britain can take inspiration from other countries but it cannot merely imitate them
Big beasts versus the Bible
Darwin sidelined the Creator by documenting the slow mechanisms of evolution
How Britain fell in love with cars
From Wind in the Willows to Wodehouse, cars captured the imagination
The ongoing reality of Russian imperialism
People rationalising Russian military intervention are betraying their ignorance of Russian history
The final lap
Senna dives into the high-speed Tamburello corner and never comes out of it
Cognition porn and discursive dehumanisation
Cultural and political discourse can follow the reductive yet seductive logic of pornography
Lucia di Lammermoor, Royal Opera House
It’s an amazing paradox that something as tawdry as opera can produce such a pure expression of what it is to be human
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
