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,...
Interview: Japandroids
Marc Pacitti talks tours, Pitchfork and incendiary devices with band Japandroids
Fan-tash-tic!
Martha Newson shows us how Movember should be done, at the 2012 British Beard and Moustache Championships
Screenwriters Losing the Plot
Huw Fullerton fills in the plot-holes of recent television disappointments (and 1997's Titanic)
Series Review: The Thick of It
Lizzie Greene mourns the end of one of the finest satires around
Review: The Casual Vacancy
Vickie Morrish reviews JK's attempt at 'adult fiction'
Review: City Rhythms
Eleanor Daisy Hill visits the first solo show of Oxford photographer Tom Capon at Art Jericho
‘Twas the Summer of Scandal
James Fennemore examines the heritage of the incestuous foursome at the heart of Romantic literature
Review: Happy Birthday Edward Lear
Helen McCombie is impressed by an exhibition showcasing the often unacknowledged artistic skill of Edward Lear
Review: Ordinary Landscapes
Ani Kodzhabasheva finds Jane Strother's new exhibition at the O3 Gallery a delightful experience
Review: The Handyman
Lucy Wood is underwhelmed by this tale of law, justice and revenge
Review: The Real Inspector Hound
Hannah Dewhirst recommends this treat for fans of murder mysteries
Review: It’s a Knockout
Chloe Bond is less than impressed by this knock-back
Movies and Shakers – Episode III
This week, Huw and Hattie enter the murky world of sex and espionage as they talk all things Bond. WARNING: Contains major Skyfall spoilers.
Review: Skyfall
Georgina Pollard investigates whether women can enjoy this famously masculine franchise
