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: Chutney & Chips
Mohit Agrawal weighs up this year's Asian theatre show
Photo Competition Winner! ANIMALS
Congratulations to Bithia Large, winner of Hilary's final photo competition!
Review: Mama
Emily Hislop looks at the horror genre's games of hide-and-seek, and asks why Mama fails as a figure of horror and suspense
Plight of the Screenwriter
Amy Lewin talks Screenwriting with William Nicholson
The Oscars: Who Gives a Sh*t?
Emily Hislop wonders what the purpose of all of this self-congratulation is, during one of the weirdest Oscar ceremonies yet.
Cooking with Poo
Nina Black examines some of the world's oddest book titles
Bye bye Baby
Ariel Gregory travels to the Pacifier Tree in Copenhagen
Preview: Phèdre
Chilled but intrigued, Georgina Wilson enjoys a stark production of Racine's classic
Focus on… Oxford Acapella
Nick Barstow talks to the Alternotives ahead of the Voice Festival UK
Fear of Flipping Burgers
Barney Norris talks about his upcoming play
Preview: Eight
JY Hoh is impressed by a production that has all the ingredients for success
Review: The Laramie Project
Verbatim theatre done impressively well, says James Gandhi
Review: The Cherry Orchard
Evie C. Ioannidi is pleasantly surprised at this Chekhov production
On your marks, get sets… watch!
Alexandra Sutton asks why the box set remains so popular in the age of the internet
