The Clash
The year the music died
It was 40 years ago today: the magnificent swansong of rock and roll
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The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
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There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
London is broken
Local politics can’t offer the renewal our nation’s capital desperately needs
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
A below-par Riley is still better than most
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Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
A step forward for academic freedom
It is time to take the fight to censoriousness in higher education
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform