The Intellectual of The Masses
John Carey sticks up for 'ordinary life' in his memoir The Unexpected Professor
Very Young Ladies and the Tramp
Peter Ackroyd's new biography shows that Charlie Chaplin was an incorrigible womaniser but a brilliant innovator
Rough Justice or Murder?
The Reckoning tells of how Avraham Stern’s death changed the fate of Israel…
Antediluvian Ark
An extraordinary cuneiform tablet has provided a mine of information about pre-biblical flood legends
Final Cut of a Joyous Geriatric
Matisse’s cut-outs are free from the brooding and nostalgia that haunt the late works of so many artists
Russia Versus Ukraine
Vladimir Putin is often described as being like a grandmaster in his moves on the diplomatic board. This is based on the clichéd view
The Turbulent Minister is Right
British churchmen look to America’s example on welfare…
The Russians Are Coming
'Like everyone else in Kiev my friend has been having nightmares'