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,...
Anti-celebrity rules OK. Long live Baldwin.
Ollie Johnson examines the hypocrisy of the famous rejecting fame
Milestones: Bowling for Columbine
Fergus Morgan reflects on Michael Moore's seminal examination of America's gun problem
Secrets of Venice
Nathan Stazicker shows us a path less travelled through Venice
Bali’s Beauty
Emma Snashall takes us through the backstreets of Bali in this series of stunning photos
Monumental art: Donatello’s St George
Anna Zanetti highlights one of art’s great masterpieces
Loading the Canon: When God Looked the Other Way
Iweta Kalinowska calls for the addition of Wesley Adamczyk’s personal tale of suffering to the literary establishment
Yvonne Owuor: sometimes people are places too
Paul Ostwald talks to the leading Kenyan writer about her novel 'Dust' and her country’s voice
Review: Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Fay Watson reviews this darkly comic David Foster Wallace adaptation
Review: Dido and Aeneas – A St Peter’s success story
Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull finds St Peter's College's production of Purcell's Baroque opera a raging success
Where Are They Now?: Blazin’ Squad
Cherwell delves into the later careers of one-hit-wonders so you
don’t have to
Review: Meghan Trainor – Title
Lata Nobes is less than impressive by this popstar's debut
Review: Rae Morris – Unguarded
Rachael Griffith gives the seal of approval to Rae Morris's debut album
"Good people, good drinkers and no bigots"
Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull talks to Gareth Campesinos!, Los Campesinos!'s frontman
Preview: Dido and Aeneas
Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull previews a newly produced student opera
