The Barbican
Was postwar Britain as grey and dull as everyone thinks?
A new exhibition at the Barbican sheds light on the forgotten decade
Ironic fascism
Taboo-breaking counterculture paved the way for the return of the very fascism it claimed to subvert
The erotic art book banned by a pope
A rich tale of great artists, pornography and the papacy has made I Modi one of the most fabled of all books
Arresting the fertility crisis
Britain needs more babies — and it is far from alone
Clerical error
Clergy should be in the business of saving souls, not stamping passports
Very naughty boys
Progressive parenting is all very well but sometimes misbehaviour needs a firmer approach
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
A discordant song
Classical music may be the worst casualty of identitarian politics
Turning a blind eye to a tilted playing field
Not only is it a page-turner, it’s also an essential manual for defending women’s sport
Snook dazzles as Dorian Gray
Wilde’s preoccupation with beauty and artifice brings a sassy Victorian immorality tale into our own times
Profile: Noam Chomsky
The American linguistics professor who is forever at odds with his country
