Drawing A Line
How did a cartoonist who regularly draws Mohammed feel on hearing about the events in Paris?
Forgetting History
"The sudden rise of Pegida suggests Germany hasn’t found a way to digest the idea of immigration."
A Reputation More Durable Than Marble
What does it take to achieve lasting poetic fame in an age of glut?
Auteur Provocateur
Michel Houllebecq's Soumission is provocative but treads familiar territory
Tough Tales For Dark Times
Erich Kästner's books for children shows that that difficult ideas don't have to be kept from young readers
The Case For The Classics
Three books offer fresh and enchanting views on the ancient past and how it can still live
The Dandy and the Crazy Gang
Michael Bloch's deft biography turns Jeremy Thorpe's life into a page-turning narrative
The Aesthetes: When Kitsch Was Avant-Garde
We may sneer at the Victorian aesthetes, but is the sloppier, more cynical art of today any healthier?