Conservatives listen to music too
Gatekeeping the “real” meaning of songs is foolish and futile
How cinemas can save themselves
Watching films at the cinema should be a communal experience
For we are one and unfree
Australia doesn’t care about free speech, and it doesn’t want to
The artistic case for historical accuracy
There is no conflict between being truthful and being compelling
Dude, where’s my voice?
Australia’s referendum to embed identity politics in its constitution is destined to fail
Not letting the Games begin
Progressive hubris spoils a chance for Australian success
In praise of short shows
Sometimes, enough is enough
The myth of the Larrikin
Barry Humphries was of a more relaxed time
In defence of fandoms
One of the Internet’s villains has a brighter side
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
Murders for September
British detectives go abroad, as this month’s chillers take us from a fictional Spanish island to the Far East
Bursary school
Refuse to play the poverty card
Trump’s first gambit fails
The Republican candidate was not as effective on the debate stage as he anticipated
Swiftism’s role in saving the V&A Museum
The unconventional Englishness of the Taylor Swift phenomenon
Ministry of Silly Thoughts
Wes Streeting made the grave error of consulting the British people
Humble pie?
Ric Holden is painfully aware that he is only just Holden on to his seat
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
How H&W hit the iceberg
The opportunism and ineptitude that brought Belfast’s shipbuilding industry to its knees
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
Britain needs an actual leader of the opposition
Rishi Sunak is doing nothing to hold Keir Starmer to account
