William Shakespeare
Chapter and verse on the unknowable Bard
The striking thing about Sir Stanley’s Shakespeare is how unsexy he is
Fat chance
Plus-sized actors and theatres rattling the begging bowl
The Bard of Balliol
Never has a man turned so little knowledge to such great account
O blind new world
Behind modernity’s moralistic exhortations lies a cold-blooded mania for total control
The undiscovered country
Ian McKellen’s Hamlet meets impossibly high expectations
This way, madness lies
Using the name Shakespeare in your book title shouldn’t do anything for sales
Shakespearean lore and order
A new anthology displays Shakespeare’s engagement with the sonnet form across his career, but at a high cost
Is university still worth it?
Rising fees raise questions about the value of some degrees
Are all Christians monks?
George Guiver’s book exudes down-to-earthiness, bordering on irreverence
Booty contest
This book sets out to rebalance ahistorical narratives of how museum collections were constructed
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
A broken Reed
Who did Steve Reed MP annoy to be sent to face the outrage of the farmers?
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Dance with the devil
Should a museum be a venue for the display of works of art for sale?
Tawdry tales
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
The Church of England has to rebuild trust
The next Archbishop must love this church back into health
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
