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,...
Sweet-talking Billy
Patrick Scott speaks to Sweet Billy Pilgrim about their recent album
Review: Sigur Rós – Valtari
Tom Hoskins finds Valtari to continue Sigur Rós' impressive run of music that can only be described as beautiful
Review: Richard Hawley – Standing at the Sky’s Edge
Aaron Payne finds Richard Hawley's new direction holding its own, but only just
Review: Regina Spektor – What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
Marc Pacitti enjoys an album that embraces the mainstream and is all the better for it
Preview: Love’s Labour’s Lost, Christ Church Cathedral
Barbara Speed urges you to watch this lighthearted and energetic production of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost, in an idyllic Oxford setting
When is a book a book?
Review of Terry Eagleton’s latest book of literary criticism
Captivating Calligraphy
Review of the Ashmolean’s exhibition of Qur’anic art
Oxford Oddities #4 – Hertford
Exploring the history of our colleges to discover eccentric artistic personalities.This week: Hertford’s Evelyn Waugh
Women Playwrights
Maria Fox addresses the dearth of women writing for the stage
The Bluffers’ Guide to: Women on Stage
Our weekly guide talks you through all the classic roles available to female actors
The Bard in Drag
Angus Hawkins muses on cross-casting in Shakespeare
Cannes you feel the love tonight?
Nick Hilton examines the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and whether it's just a Hollywood jamboree
Review: The Dictator
Georgina Pollard is pleasantly surprised by the latest film from the creator of Borat
TV Flop of the Week: Made in Chelsea
Carmella Crinnion is sick of everything about Made in Chelsea
