Adult entertainment? Why the normalisation of extreme porn needs to be stopped
‘It seems that there has been no real appetite on the part of police and CPS to pursue prosecutions for rape pornography. Meanwhile, there
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past
Close of play
Facing a summer without cricket
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
The point of church
‘Justin Welby’s edict went beyond what Downing Street sought in its social-distancing policies. Ministers had supposed churches might find safe ways to remain open.
The future is beige
As white ethnic minorities fall in population share, their polarisation increases. We need a deeper conversation
A European tragedy
‘No frightened rabbit could be more petrified than the European Union, for the Covid-19 crisis has hammered all its weakest points: its democratic deficit,
The mark of an educated mind
Schooling underpinned by critical thinking is the bedrock of civilisation. It could save us from today’s infantilised discourse