Will Loxley
Bumptious, bitchy and belligerent
This evocation of London literati in wartime is a bombshell of a first book
Less will be better
More students have been worse. Some became dons — they have been worse too
The Post Office scandal
Legislation to resolve the injustice is not as straightforward as it seems
The dangerous excesses of breaking boundaries
There is a double standard on trans people and violence
The fallacy of soft power
The world runs on cold national self interest, not cultural capital
Against Britain’s two-tier policing
Street preachers should not be arrested for offending people
How bad is the news on booze?
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
A night of spectacle and special effects
Stranger Things: The First Shadow designers aren’t afraid to raid the treasure trove
Exhibiting military history
Four new exhibitions offer vivid insights into different experiences of war
Putting a gloss on big ideas
On the outsize influence of small magazines
Escaping Plato’s goon cave
Vision Pro illuminates the telos of modernity and the narrowing of human experience
The elusive Seiji Ozawa was Japan’s greatest peacemaker
Farewell not just to a conductor but to a generous man
