Literature
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
Cities of the mind
19th century English towns live on in our collective imagination
The kindest of ghosts
A new history of childhood reading is a treasure
The dark horse of Durban
The work of Roy Campbell does not deserve to be ignored
In the beginning: neither fish nor fowl
Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson
Don’t judge a play by its label
The instinct towards appeasing “sensitivity” would stifle the creative impulse
Gregory Snaith: Little Magazine Editor
Only Gregory seemed prepared to upset the applecart
Jane Austen versus virtue signalling
What Mansfield Park can tell us about contemporary politics
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
Kimchi culture
A new gallery pursues a pungent kind of artistic and intellectual renewal
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
The Bar should say “bye” to EDI
Barristers should not have to follow ever more extensive equality standards
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
French lessons
Macron’s centrist coalition has not only led the country to paralysis, but is itself threatened with implosion
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
The death of Britannia Agoraia
Deindustrialisation has done damage even beyond the realms of economics
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
Soporific Starmer
The Prime Minister appears to be making a virtue of his own dullness
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
