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: Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear
Aidan Clark is impressed by the lyricism of the Fleet Foxes' John Tillman and his expansive chamber pop sound
Review: Peace – Happy People
Peace's latest endeavour receives lukewarm reception from Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull
Interview: Paul Mayhew-Archer
Tom Barrie talks to the Vicar of Dibley co-creator about sexism in the TV industry, Richard Curtis and self-immolation
Voices from the Past: Alfred Lord Tennyson
Listen to the only surviving recording of the Victorian master and Poet Laureate
Preview: Constellations – a rehearsed reading
Fergus Morgan previews this reading of Nick Payne's idiosyncratic love story
Super Fatigue! The homogenisation of superhero movies
Joseph O'Neil wonders how much longer studios can milk the cash cow that the superhero genre has become
Broadchurch: against a sea of troubles
Tom Barrie reflects on the second wave of drama to hit Broadchurch
Review – Kingsman: The Secret Service
Mark Barclay struggles to decipher Kingsman: The Secret Service
Where are they now: Sam Bailey
Cherwell delves into the later careers of one-hit-wonders so you don’t have to
Review: Bob Dylan – Shadows in the Night
Will Ferris is not wholly impressed by ageing Dylan's take on Frank Sinatra classics
Gerard’s Way of getting things done
Sam Joyce talks comics and new solo LPs with My Chemical Romance's frontman
Review: The Charlatans – Modern Nature
Aidan Clark finds the latest offering from the revered indie-rock band a hopeful channel after the bereavement of drummer Jon Brookes
Review: Nina Kraviz – DJ-Kicks
Freddy Rendall reviews the latest mix from the Siberian DJ making waves with her hypnotic techno
Milestones: Apocalypse Now
Ollie Johnson looks at nature's role in the making of Apocalypse Now
