Villa of the Mysteries
Bacchus in Pompeii
The meaning of the beautiful frescoes in the House of Thiasus remains a mystery
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
A garden reborn
a garden reborn
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
The radical feminism—Christianity pipeline
For radical feminists, clarity about the realities of sex often opens onto a search for moral order
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Anyone could have predicted
Left-leaning commentators should not pretend to be surprised by the consequences of multiculturalism