Notes from the departure lounge Robert McCrum's Every Third Thought asks: how, when, and where are we going after death? November 27, 2017 Uncategorized
Dallying with Il Duce Iris Origo's diary of the runup to Italy entering WW2 is a fascinating record which cuts through Fascist propaganda November 27, 2017 Uncategorized
Nifty shades of grey A new exhibition at the National Gallery displays an extraordinary range of monochrome works November 27, 2017 Uncategorized
Ignored no more David Bomberg was one of the great British artists of the 20th century but was always an outsider and suffered neglect for much of his career October 20, 2017 Uncategorized
Indiana Jones and the Table of Babel An ancient Mesopotamian tablet shows Babylonian trigonometrists had long anticipated the Greeks October 20, 2017 Uncategorized
Critical mass Theatre critics are frequently out of step with audiences and prone to bringing too much of their own baggage to their writing September 25, 2017 Uncategorized
Case closed Ideally, a person should occupy the space of a person. This should rule out the trailing of collision-prone wheeled suitcases September 25, 2017 Uncategorized
Liberalism’s identity crisis The American Left has taken refuge in an intellectual dead end, argues Mark Lilla September 25, 2017 Uncategorized
Only connect Niall Ferguson's big theory of history is stimulating, arresting, but only half-convincing September 25, 2017 Uncategorized
Old Spanish customers Some of the Iberian treasures bought by Victorian collector John Bowes can now be seen in London September 25, 2017 Uncategorized