Cycles of Violence
The Armies by Evelio Rosero, translated by Anne McLean
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
ONLINE ONLY: False Icons
Fidel & Che: A Revolutionary Friendship by Simon Reid-Henry
Who Are the Masters Now?
Two Paris exhibitions leave Mantegna's reputation enhanced but Picasso's diminished
Classic Teller of Painful Truths
The Polish poet Zbigniew Herbert, whose collected work is now available in English for the first time, crystallised the ravages of invasion and communist rule in his quest to tell the truth
More Popular than Jesus: The Hubris of the Music Industry
The tenor Ian Bostridge and the historian Tim Blanning discuss popular and classical music with Standpoint editor Daniel Johnson
A Foreign Affair: David Bowie in Berlin
Haunted by Isherwood's shade, the British musician flirted with fascism, then became a hero to the youth of the communist East
From Baubles to Babel
The year the contemporary art juggernaut ground to a halt
Box of Tricks
100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know by John D. Barrow
Language, Truth and Logos
The analytic philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe was able to reconcile her field with her faith, without "compartmentalising", or compromising either
A Cooler Shade of Red
A new museum exhibition of Cold War art leaves the nastiness of the communist system completely unacknowledged
Crash Course
The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson
In Search of Babylon
A British Museum exhibition will mix ancient artefacts with work inspired by the city of legend