Features
Voices in the wilderness
Russia’s exiled media should be protected, not shut down
Close harmony
Handel’s Messiah is as much a Christmas tradition as pantomime
‘I’m drawn to the drama of the chase’
Tom Holland and Robert Harris on interpreting history, eco-radicals and why monarchy is essential
The best journey in the world
Nothing compares with Antarctica
Top drawer
Quentin Blake’s long history with The Spectator
How to fail upwards
The comical incompetents who give hope to us all
Letter from Ukraine
Lazarivka Snow has covered the fields and forests of much of Ukraine. When the sun reigns in the…
Origin story
The James Webb Space telescope is changing our understanding of the universe
U-turn if you want to
Illustrated by James Weston Lewis
Brother, where art thou?
The mystery of Jesus’s siblings
Illustrator’s Notebook
The post Christmas past and present: an illustrator’s view appeared first on The Spectator. Got something to add?…
What gives you hope?
A Christmas poll
‘Loss is a thing that we become’
Nick Cave on grief, faith and why he’s a conservative
Kiss and tell
A history of mistletoe
‘Feelings are never trustworthy’
A conversation between Rory Sutherland and Slavoj Žižek
Father Curmudgeon
Christmas won’t be the same without Raymond Briggs
A bridge too far
Don’t expect a united Ireland any time soon
It’s a royal knockout
The Windsors are warring over their womenfolk
