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Art, books, music, theatre and criticism from Standpoint. Criticism as argument, not consumer advice.

Bombarded By White Noise

Camille Paglia's Glittering Images is a bewildering nightmare of frenzied distraction, precisely the modern condition the author hoped to combat

November 28, 2012

Art·Books

Elegy to a Country’s Church

The Church of England is part of this country's identity and the key to its past, according to Roger Scruton in his superb new book, Our Church

November 28, 2012

Books·The Church of England

On Her Majesty’s Silver Service

In Serving Victoria Kate Hubbard has produced a wonderful, anecdote-laden account of what it would have been like to work for the great Queen

November 28, 2012

Books·History

The Tiger Under the Table

Founder of Singapore, emancipator of slaves, discoverer of the world's smelliest flower: Stamford Raffles comes alive in Victoria Glendinning's biography

November 28, 2012

Books·History

The Barrister and the Bomb

Geoffrey Robertson's latest target is nuclear Iran. But his new book looks through the prism of "legal architectures" and so cannot offer real suggestions as to how to stop the Iranians get

November 28, 2012

Books·International·Iran

Lennie Has the Last Laugh

Sylvie Simmons's biography of Leonard Cohen uncovers the importance of his Jewish identity in understanding the troubadour's great output

November 28, 2012

Books·Music

Are The Very Rich So Different?

In Plutocrats, Chrystia Freeland vividly describes the lives of the very rich, but has little to say when it comes to what should be done about this new elite

November 28, 2012

Books·UK Politics·US Politics