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Reach For the Sky

While woeful arts coverage on ITV and the BBC looks beyond saving, the two Sky Arts channels offer brave, and often unpredictable, film-making

August 28, 2012

Culture & Anarchy·Music·TV

Going Mainstream

Television networks have long since abandoned chess but a multi-millionaire promoter plans to catapult it back into the limelight

August 28, 2012

Chess·Sport

Strange Death of the English Gentleman

Cameron's sustained attempt to hide his gentlemanliness reflects wider society's rejection of good moral conduct

August 28, 2012

Critique·Education·UK Politics

Get Hooked On Oily Fish — Or Else

Omega 3s may be overhyped by some of their supporters, but they are vital to our health and wellbeing

August 28, 2012

Cosmos·Food·Health

Collusion in Curaçao

In 1962 Bobby Fisher claimed "the Russians have fixed world chess". He was certainly paranoid but was proved to be partially right

June 27, 2012

Chess·Communism

Scotland’s Bravest and Britain’s Best

Two books, by Sarah Fraser and Victoria Schofield, provide an invaluable and accessible insight into Scottish military history

June 27, 2012

Books·Military

Dark Days at the DEA

Samuel Brittan's diaries from 1964-66 prove that, even then, the doyen of financial journalism was insightful and, at times, cutting

June 27, 2012

Books·UK Politics

Why Africa is Turning East

Dambisa Moyo's Winner Take All is a worthwhile attempt to focus attention on China's increasing influence in Africa but the author fails to adequately tackle the subject

June 27, 2012

Africa·Books

Mao to Deng and Back Again

China in Ten Words is a clarion call to the West. Yu Hua reminds us that the country is still struggling to escape an unresolved history

June 27, 2012

Books·China

Trapped By His Style

Martin Amis is a true writer but Lionel Asbo is yet another example of his failure to break into a new vein

June 27, 2012

Books·Literature

K Street Crusaders

Christopher Buckley's new political satire sends up DC's politicos, but ultimately doesn't satarise them enough

June 27, 2012

Books·US Politics

Not So Austere

The so-called rightward march towards "austerity" has shifted entirely into the territory of the big-spending Left

June 27, 2012

Counterpoints·Economy

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