Is an unknown, extraordinarily ancient civilisation buried under eastern Turkey?
I am staring at about a dozen, stiff, eight-foot high, orange-red penises, carved from living bedrock, and semi-enclosed in an…
Art attack
Will AI change painting — or destroy it?
Rebuild our cities
For an ancient city with an illustrious industrial history, Derby doesn’t get much attention. But it does boast at least…
Hot desking
Why work from home when you can work from paradise?
What the Capitol riots and the plot to stop Brexit have in common
It’s not often that browsing the genteel aisles of Waterstones reminds you of madmen storming the Capitol in buffalo-horn helmets,…
What if wokeness really is the new Christianity?
Have you had a conversation about The Wokeness recently? If you’re anything like me, you’ll have had a few. And…
We need to find the muscle memory of Western greatness
Like millions around the world, I have spent recent days watching – sometimes forcing myself to watch – these images…
American nightmare
Why would anyone move to the US?
Stranger than fiction
How I’d write Covid: The Thriller
Corbyn the parasite
It’s a long way from Westminster to the banks of the Zambesi. But last week, for me, they linked up.…
Caught in the tourist trap
We’re going to ruin every perfect place – unless we find ways to reserve them for a fortunate few
Borderline personalities
Is national character real? If so, how is it formed?
Thailand’s next fix
The developing world looks to China for inspiration, not the West
