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: Nightcrawler
Joel Casey is impressed with a moody Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler
Where Are They Now: Los Del Rio
Cherwell delves into the later careers of one-hit-wonders so you don't have to
Picks of the Week MT14 Wk4
Cherwell brings you the best of this week's gigs, plays and events
Interview: Neil Cowley
Stephen Bradshaw talks jazz-rock hybrids with pianist Neil Cowley
Review: Simple Minds – Big Music
Kayleigh Tompkins is let down by the 'lacklustre' new record from Simple Minds
Milestones: Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Bethan Roberts ponders the significance of the famous obscenity trial
The naked truth about sex in the arts
Naomi Polonsky explores the portrayal of sex in Western culture from the Classical to the contemporary
Review: Neil Young – Storytone
Lata Nobes finds something amiss in Young's new album
Review: Deptford Goth – Songs
Has Deptford Goth lost its touch? Luke Barratt reviews the 'pedestrian' new release
Butt-plugs aren’t as edgy as they were
Isaac Goodwin hates Paul McCarthy and his provocative artworks
Review: Freud’s Auerbach Collection at the Tate
Sabhbh Curran likes what she sees at the Tate’s intimate tribute to a unique artistic friendship
Review: Dahling You Were Marvellous
Steven Berkoff's masterful satire is as tight as a drum, but comedically inconsistent, says Fergus Morgan
Review: Superfood —Â Don’t Say That
Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull is left unsatisfied by the 'inane mass' that is Superfood's new album
Review: Old Times
This faithful recreation of one of Pinter’s most wired, unyielding plays explores the tones and half-tones of memory, manipulation, and sexuality
