No. 338

1 November 2014 9:00 am

White to play. This is from Hebden-Mannion, Isle of Man 2014. White’s next move completely destroyed the black position. What…

Two hander

1 November 2014 9:00 am

In Competition No. 2871 you were invited to submit a dialogue in verse between man and God. The tone of…

2186: From the off

1 November 2014 9:00 am

Unclued lights (two of two words and one doing double duty), singly or paired, reveal some that are to be…

To 2183: Group theory

1 November 2014 9:00 am

Extra letters in clues plus 1A give ‘the separation of philosophers into sages and cranks’, an extract from a quotation…

A pivotal moment on a Portuguese beach

1 November 2014 9:00 am

If I hadn’t summoned the courage to speak to her, I wouldn’t have managed all the other things I’m thankful I’ve done

Battle for Britain

1 November 2014 9:00 am

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Is Test cricket heading for its last innings?

1 November 2014 9:00 am

Plus: What’s not to admire about Brian O’Driscoll

Dear Mary

1 November 2014 9:00 am

Plus: How to tell your goddaughter she has BO

Dining with death

1 November 2014 9:00 am

So the owner is a control freak. I guessed that when I saw the tanks

Anachronisms

1 November 2014 9:00 am

C.J. Sansom and the battle with anachronism

Clowns to the left, Jokers to the right

1 November 2014 9:00 am

Those who critisise the Coalition from the Right for lacking ideological purity do Tony Abbott a disservice

Selfies are the new form of radical protest

1 November 2014 9:00 am

A narcissistic and directionless Left have forgotten that real activism is more than just pictures

Whitlam’s dismissal – it’s not like it was all that unusual

1 November 2014 9:00 am

Those who claim the constitutional crisis of 1975 was a one-off are ignorant of their Australian history

Bottom drawer

1 November 2014 9:00 am

God hardened their hearts

Culture buff

1 November 2014 9:00 am

I’m oversensitive to criticism of Australia by famous authors. Richard Flanagan, elated at winning the Man Booker Prize for The…

Diary

1 November 2014 9:00 am

The last week in parliament has been the political equivalent of a burger with the lot. The PM’s whistle-stop tour…

FPEFPM

1 November 2014 9:00 am

The title of Australia’s First Popularly Elected Female Prime Minister is still up for grabs, and the obvious two contenders…

South African notes

1 November 2014 9:00 am

“Cape Town is a lot like Sydney,” an ex-pat yarpie had assured me. But as I’m driven through the township…

Heard the one about me…?

1 November 2014 9:00 am

The greatest ever Australian was never lost for a one-liner

Cover 1 November 2014 AU

1 November 2014 9:00 am

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Title Stories: The Wonderful Wizard of OZ by L. Frank Baum

30 October 2014 3:00 pm

The post Title Stories: The Wonderful Wizard of OZ by L. Frank Baum appeared first on The Spectator. Got something…

The Seabirds

30 October 2014 3:00 pm

Out on the crumbling landscape’s farthest edge, Their winter journey starts, and while I know Some names, I can’t recall…

The Seabirds

30 October 2014 3:00 pm

Out on the crumbling landscape’s farthest edge, Their winter journey starts, and while I know Some names, I can’t recall…

Dining with death

30 October 2014 3:00 pm

Beast is next to Debenhams on Oxford Street and it is not conventionally beast-like; rather it is monetised and bespoke…

Is Test cricket heading for its last innings?

30 October 2014 3:00 pm

Lions and weasels The Archers and Test cricket: words you rarely find in the same sentence and more’s the pity…