Why the Vikings are winning the culture war
The young woman’s screams were drowned out by the sound of drums. No older than her teens, she had been…
The mind virus killing academia
We lost a giant last month with E.O. Wilson’s passing. A man who stood on Darwin’s shoulders, Wilson had that…
What really matters in the Covid culture wars?
During the grimmest days of the First Crusade in 1098, the western Christians found themselves besieged by the Turks in…
To say this is a ‘once in a generation’ exhibition seems absurdly modest
‘The barbarians drive us to the sea, the sea drives us to the barbarians; between these two means of death…
Why marriage is increasingly for the royals – and the rich
Whatever their views about the monarchy, most people will warm to the news of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement.…
Game of Thrones tells the story of Britain better than most histories
A young pretender raises an army to take the throne. Having recently learnt of his father’s beheading, the adolescent —…
