Culture
On Leadership by Tony Blair, Precipice by Robert Harris, and Oxford crime – Books of the Month
On Leadership by Tony Blair; Precipice by Robert Harris; Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards
North Korea and the Global Nuclear Order review – “An excellent account”
Dr Edward Howell, whose columns in the Spectator and the Telegraph are among the...
A Revolution Betrayed by Peter Hitchens review – In Defence of Grammar Schools
Review – A Revolution Betrayed: How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System by Peter...
Veranilda by George Gissing review – The best historical novel never written
George Gissing remains the most underrated novelist in the English language. He wrote twenty-three...
Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart review – “The prime minister we never had”
This is a marvellous book, a memoir of Rory Stewart’s nine years in Parliament,...
Review: Onlife
Rose Taylor had an interesting encounter with an actor
Celebrity Children Restored my Faith in Humanity
Sam Joyce argues that we should leave procreation to those with DNA worth passing on.
Preview: Proximity
Mark Barclay tries to hide the fact he's a terrible dancer with fancy words
Milestones: Leonardo DiCaprio’s head
This week, Fintan Calpin looks at how DiCaprio’s
utilisation of his own body parts has managed to keep him ahead in the movie industry
Don’t forget your Valuables
Henner Petin remembers puberty, or lack thereof
Freak: Ah…Puberty?
Rose Taylor applauds this intelligent take on sexuality
Top songs for your sex playlist
We know you have one - here are some choice tunes to suit any mood
On the winner of the Mercury Prize: Benjamin Clementine
Ellen Peirson-Hagger shares her thoughts on Clementine's victory
Buzzcocks’ Steve Diggle: punk legend and closet philosopher
Bryony Harris and the punk star talk being the last gang in town, ageing, philosophy and boredom
Tackling Brecht’s masterpiece ‘The Decision’
Imran Hashmi celebrates Brecht's seminal and controversial play
Trying to write the feminist form
Morgan Harries on why you should be immersing yourself in the works of female essayists
That series is really more-ish
Jackson Whitton explores Peep Show's enduring hilarity
Then they said: Refugee
Ben Cooke reviews and Oxford student's film about Palestine
Televisionaries: Walter Cronkite
Patrick Oisin Mulholland remembers the man who gave voice to a nation
