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,...
Doctor Who – A Prognosis
Anna Corderoy speculates on the past, present and future of the classic series.
Review: Titus Andronicus
Jennifer Lanigan finds Lucy Bailey's revival of her 2006 blood-bath at The Globe mesmerising in its shocking brutality
Review: A Long Way Down
It's a long way down and still a ways to go for this underwhelming Nick Hornby adaptation, writes Cody Gifford
Review: Boyhood
Richard Linklater's most ambitious project to date is a masterful landmark in the history of cinema, writes Tom Barrie
Review: In Lambeth
Emma Hewitt is entertained but left disatisfied by Jack Shepherd's exploration of 18th-century revolutionist philosophy
Review: Beryl
A new play about a cycling legend is timely, compelling, and told with warmth
Glastonbury 2014: The People and the Place
Emma Simpson gets lost at Glastonbury and makes some new discoveries
Exploring the unexplored in Oxford drama
Could immersive theatre be the next big thing for student productions?
Cynicism and idealism in cinema
Tom Barrie looks at how contemporary filmmakers approach their subjects and the insight it provides into ourselves
Review: 22 Jump Street
Self-aware humour saves this sequel from mediocrity, writes Tom Barrie
Glastonbury 2014: Kasabian
James Chater evaluates Kasabian's latest appearance at Glastonbury
Glastonbury 2014: Highlights & Playlist
Jack Chown picks some of his favourite Glasto moments.
Glastonbury 2014: What’s it all about?
Glasto veteran Jack Chown tries to get to the bottom of Britain's biggest music festival.
Where Are They Now: Westlife
The boys from Ireland had a career of ups and downs before packing it in for good in 2012
