Weird and bold
Laura Elkin looks at women artists from the past century onwards who boldly portray the female body from their own intimate experience
Dangerous liaisons
In an atmosphere of languid torpor on a French family estate, an unfortunate relationship develops between a son, a father and a mother-in-law
Friendless, but not unhappy
A retired librarian reflects on a childhood runaway adventure and a devastating romantic betrayal as he begins to forge new bonds in later life
‘We don’t get many foreigners around here’
Scarred by reporting the Beslan school siege in 2004, Tom Parfitt embarks on a gruelling – and ultimately healing – journey from the Black Sea to the Caspian
Cold-blooded betrayal
In an effort to arrest his slide into middle-aged bloat, he attempted a ‘Proustian’ novel, but spilling the secrets of the women he claimed to love was social suicide
The inner world of others
As ever in her short stories, Hadley uses the smallest details – of dress, food and decor – to masterfully convey class, character and the inner world of others
A tangled web
A teasing piece of crime fiction weaves together real and invented murders in a satire on the true crime genre and its devotees
The ruling passion
Simon Kuper finds little to connect the strongmen of the past and present apart from their contempt for their own supporters
Boris: Get Ukraine into Nato ASAP
Boris Johnson’s post-premiership crusade continues. The former PM has today attacked Nato for being too soft on Ukraine’s accession. The…
Zelensky was right to feel cheated by Nato
Gitanas Nauseda stood outside his palace and checked his watch. The Lithuanian President’s guests – the leaders of the other…
Ex-BBC presenters close ranks around Huw Edwards
In the days since the Huw Edwards scandal broke, the television broadcaster’s wife has been praised for a dignified statement…
Have we seen the last of the Wagner Group?
Three weeks after marching on Moscow, the Wagner Group has seemingly been withdrawn from the battlefield in Ukraine, according to…
Where did it all go so wrong for Emmanuel Macron?
It is Bastille day in France but few people are in the mood for festivities. The riots of a fortnight…
The BBC has serious questions to answer over Huw Edwards
Huw Edwards is in hospital. That shocking news, in a statement from his wife, Vicky Flind, delivered an icy blast…
Moscow’s Pyrrhic Nato victory
Despite the inevitable and performative expressions of anger, regret and dismay following this week’s Nato summit, Moscow feels it has…
Double Shot Ep11: David Adler on why the Jewish people should vote no
Guest host Rebecca Weisser speaks with special guest David Adler about why the Jewish community should vote ‘no’ to the…
Would road pricing be fair?
Sometimes there is a problem so glaring that you wonder why no one is addressing it. Sooner or later, the…
There is not much for Macron to celebrate on this Bastille Day
In January this year, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outlined his five priorities for Britain against a hazy timetable. Meanwhile in…
Road trips out of Lisbon: a slice of tranquilidade
Forget Barcelona. Say sayonara to San Fran. And so long, London. Post-Covid, Lisbon has become a hub for the creative,…
Britain’s China policy has been completely demolished
China is engaged in a ‘whole of state’ assault on the UK and the government’s approach has been ‘completely inadequate’.…
The Orange order risks damaging the cause for Irish unionism
Another year and another July has come round where viewers in the UK have been treated to the sight of…
Rishi’s pledge to grow the economy isn’t going well
The economy contracted by 0.1 per cent in May – down by 0.4 per cent compared to May 2022. But…
