Wayne Rooney
Arise, Sir Wayne
The trickle of sporting knighthoods has now become a flood — who will be next?
Playing the victim
A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism
A “lost” novel better left unfound
We’re a long way from touchstones One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera
The dangers of digital media
By abandoning physical media, have we exposed ourselves to censorship and corporate control?
Web of lies
We can combat misinformation with scepticism and content provenance technology
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
Must we keep failing universities alive?
History is full of institutions which could not justify their own existence
What’s with all the fuss over Simon Fanshawe?
The writer and activist’s nomination as Rector of Edinburgh University has been oddly controversial
William Wilberforce and England’s forgotten saints
The Clapham Saints and their efforts to reform British manners have been unjustly and unwisely forgotten
How the internet killed The Simpsons
Nicholas Clairmont has avidly viewed more than 750 episodes of the comedy about the residents of Springfield — but won’t be watching any more
A matter of National concern
This year’s race will come close to destroying its magic
Shrimp for breakfast in Sapporo
A culinary adventure with Japan’s finest seafood
