USSR
Play it both ways, Dmitry
This new biography has set my feet pounding, for once in admiration rather than indignation
Longing for more
Some of the greatest movies ever made were incredibly long. But is a film lasting 13 hours just too much?
The passage from India
The failings of Bazball, like the failings of Britain, are becoming more apparent
I don’t like Mondays
Rishi Sunak has had enough of domestic politics, and is hoping a shooting war in the Red Sea will sway his fortunes
The worm (re)turns
Dune: Part Two is in cinemas — and it’s more of the glorious same
A Phoenix rises
Professor Jo Phoenix’s legal triumph is also a triumph for free speech
Taking on the right-on with cold, hard facts
A practical manual for anyone who has no choice but to sit on committees with idealistic intellectuals
Criminal damage remains criminal
A new judgment has challenged a convoluted legal defence of property damage
Down the primrose WPATH
Responsible medical authorities must reject the dangerous nonsense of gender-affirming care
Doomsday is not a day of the week
Sometimes, we dwell on tomorrow at the expense of eternity
The Stratford MSG Sphere would have been a dystopian nightmare
Light pollution is not a fringe issue and we need to reconnect to the night sky
Rugby’s debt to Mrs T
Rugby league was transformed from a fringe working-class activity into part of national life
Josephine Tey, woman of mystery
Deeply private, her elegant and sharply engaging writing has often been wrongly overlooked