Hadrian: Man, Hero, Husband, Lover, Emperor
The British Museum’s exhibition reassesses the great Roman, a complex figure who left a legacy of unique glory
ONLINE ONLY: Beirut: Blood Holiday
Lebanon's celebration of a brutal killer's release illustrates the extent - and the limitations - of Hizbullah's power
The Unfinished Journey of Lionel Trilling
Until recently, it was assumed that Trilling had written only one long fiction, The Middle of the Journey (1947). Now, thanks to Geraldine Murphy
Bringing the House Down
The playwright Simon Gray died on August 7. Shortly before his death he shared his thoughts on the theatre and much else in a
Does the Arts Club Have Good Taste?
In the dictionary on my laptop it defines art as “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination”. To me, that’s cooking
A Modest Proposal for Rugby
No doubt the haka is all very well in its time and place – but that place was long ago and far away. It’s
The Darwinian Delusion
Science makes no sense from an evolutionary standpoint, so why have we done it – and why do we continue to do it?
ONLINE ONLY: Barack Obama, Isolationist
Barack Obama sounds troublingly like an "America Firster"