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,...
Focus on: Austentatious
Alice Troy-Donovan meets the makers of this innovative period comedy
Culture Editorial: Translating The Untranslatable
Evy Cavalla on beauty and fidelity in translation
Review: House of Cards
Veronica Heney watched all thirteen episodes of this excellent series in two days, and she suggests you do the same
Comedy: It’s a man’s world?
Ollie Johnson explores TV's narrow-minded view on comedy
Review: REPLAY
Lisa Bernhardt is gripped by the unnerving exploration of an obsessive relationship
Preview: Night of the Absurd
Rosalee Edwards is hits a dead end at the the fifty-sixth semi-subconscious ultra-profound absurdist double entendre
Review: The Last Days of Mankind
Alice Troy-Donovan thinks this satirical look at WW1 Vienna has lost its punch
Review: Snarky Puppy – We Like It Here
Oscar Boyd listens to the jazz and funk infused new offering from music collective, Snarky Puppy
Preview: REPLAY
Edward Bell enjoys an experimental piece of new writing
Preview: Tis Pity She’s a Whore
Molly Winter has a sneak preview into this bloody tale of incest
Review: The Monuments Men
Damien Shannon cannot help but admire George Clooney's latest directorial effort
Netflix: the shape of the future?
Samuele Volpe considers our changing understanding of TV
Review: Sweeney Todd
Bethan Roberts enjoys this elegantly conceived take on a classic.
Bargain Bin: Britney Spears – Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
Cherwell trawls charity shops looking for musical bargains.
