The Light And The Dark
Sir Malcolm Arnold's oeuvre, too often dismissed as "light" music, deserves rehabilitation
No More Room for an Inn?
Mourning the passing of the pub
An English Enthusiast
Reflections on the passing of beloved music critic Michael Kennedy
Which Party Is Best For The Arts?
Arts issues are crucial, but do the main parties have anything of substance to say about them?
Iris Murdoch, The Virtuoso Of Virtue
The letters of the great writer reveal affairs with both sexes but also an intense intellectual and spiritual life
Our love affair with Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy's study of adultery is widely thought of as a romantic work. But don't send it to your lover
The little town that just won’t lie down
Tiny Fordwich in Kent, still thriving after 1,400 years, faces a new invasion: London foodies
Sentimental Nihilism And Popular Culture
Commercial art forms may yet save the Western tradition from its propensity to self-destruction
How Monet created motion pictures
The great Impressionist’s series of paintings of Rouen Cathedral prefigures the movies: his eye was the camera, his canvas the screen
How the Nazis Lost the War on the West
Three refugees saw the Third Reich as the enemy of civilisation. Today we can learn from their example