Those behind this fabulous new comedy are destined for big things
Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco is a period piece from 1959. It opens with the invasion of a French village by…
An astonishingly good new album from Black Country, New Road
Grade: A Is that a kind of nod to Oasis in the album title? I can’t think of a band…
Why is the British Museum hiding its great Orthodox icons?
The long neglected art of Byzantium and early Christianity is returning to the world’s museums. Last November, the Louvre confirmed…
Harvard against America
This is drumming season. That’s the time of year when the woodpeckers stake out their territories by tapping out tattoos…
Why Putin is keeping Trump waiting for a Ukraine deal
There is an odd contradiction in Russian attitudes to the current negotiations with the United States. On the one hand,…
Why Putin is keeping Trump waiting for a Ukraine deal
There is an odd contradiction in Russian attitudes to the current negotiations with the United States. On the one hand,…
Activist-academics push to Make America Teetotal Again
What constitutes a safe level of drinking? For some activist-academics there is none – and they are loudly lobbying for…
Luigi Mangione and the left’s warped choice of heroes
Luigi Mangione has yet another day in court. A fresh collection of glamorous perp walk photos will emerge. Sexy orange-jumpsuit…
Democrats are doing themselves no favors on El Salvador
The political battle over the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, where he is imprisoned based on a…
The real crisis of Adolescence
While Stephen Graham’s new drama ‘Adolescence’ may exaggerate the links between knife crime and the digital manosphere, as well as…
Meloni’s mission to ‘make the West great again’ will infuriate Macron
Giorgia Meloni met Donald Trump in the White House on Thursday and stated her ambition to ‘make the West great…
Trans activists won’t be silenced by the Supreme Court ruling
Many people have been celebrating after the Supreme Court’s declaration that the definition of a woman will indeed be based…
What English Heritage gets wrong about the origins of Easter
Easter is, of course, the time of year when Christians celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, but don’t…
The Project: snobbery masquerading as wit
By all appearances, Channel Ten’s The Project wants to be Australia’s answer to The Daily Show – news dressed up…
Toby Carvery has disgraced itself, but not for the first time
The admission by Toby Carvery that it chopped down an ancient oak tree overlooking one of its pubs has outraged…
The plight of Nigeria’s Christians
The persecution of Nigeria’s Christians is medieval in its horror. Villages are surrounded in the dead of night by bandits…
The trouble with Harvard
Harvard is in trouble, but I’m finding it hard to have any sympathy. In the aftermath of October 7th, Jewish…
Why ‘respectable’ Tories don’t like Russell Findlay
The plight of Russell Findlay reveals a lot about how politics works. Findlay was elected leader of the Scottish Conservatives…
What will Trump do if the Ukraine peace talks fail?
With the war in Ukraine now in its fourth year, Trump administration officials, including Donald Trump himself, have spent the…
The Good Friday Agreement has failed to heal Northern Ireland
‘As if we didn’t have enough to argue about!’ exclaimed the gentleman in front. We were standing just off a…
How much hope did Trump offer Meloni?
In early March Donald Trump said Elon Musk was doing “an amazing job.” Last week he said Governor Gretchen Whitmer…
Where the King went wrong on Maundy Thursday
It is an unfortunate truth that the picturesque Maundy Thursday service celebrated today in Durham, in which the King distributes Maundy money to deserving individuals, is…
Will the Supreme Court gender case victors get the apologies they deserve?
Those who have won a great victory after years of struggle are entitled to enjoy a modest triumph, a single…
UK-US trade deal ‘within three weeks’
It is the eternal question for UK policymakers: America or Europe? For the past nine months, Keir Starmer has sought…
