Trauma
What happened to horror films?
Watery idealism is robbing the genre of its fear
The dilution of trauma
Exaggerating emotional struggles weakens our resilience
Our kids need sad books
They appreciate beautiful melancholy
The pain gain
In today’s pop world trauma is an asset
Fine art versus luxury goods
The auction houses’ love expensive brands
Long story short
Movie length seems to have become a way for directors to tell us what serious people they are
Love in a remotely-controlled climate
If we outsource our decisions to
machines, we will be less capable
of navigating our own feelings
When classicists attack classics
Sanskrit isn’t the only ancient language to be affected by academic imperialism
Why did Irish women vote No?
Tired of seeing women and mothers erased in law and policy, Ireland’s women sent a resounding message
Harry Potter and the bourgeois-bohemian dream
Looking back at the dreams and resentments of an ascendant class
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
The end of Pevsner
The monumental work of maintaining a live record of the architecture of the UK and Ireland is in danger of being abandoned
Davie, Davie, give us some answers do
Why the BBC keeps obscuring the truth of sex and gender
Britain’s first postmodern election
What Galloway’s victory really tells us about Britain
March 2024: Letters to the Editor
Record-setting sons and founding fathers
