Journalism
The abundant charms of a playful cupid
Lesley Blanch (1904–2007) will be remembered chiefly for her gloriously extravagant The Wilder Shores of Love, the story of four…
Diary
Oh God, it’s happened again. Another evening where I’m surrounded by people I know personally or have interviewed, and I…
The latest horrific mutation
Following his beginnings as a science-fiction horror director, David Cronenberg has spent the past decades transforming himself into one of…
Born to be famous
The old paths to the top for working-class children – sport, music, acting, writing – are now closed by nepotism
This time it’s personal
When everyone’s a potential journalist, it’s time to tame libel costs
Americans can’t hack it
I was interested to read a story by Michael Wolff in USA Today saying that Graydon Carter may be about…
What’s bad about giving people what they want?
Since I landed my new job as executive editor at Breitbart London, my old Fleet Street friends and colleagues have…
Getting the claws out
The New Yorker has always had a peculiar affinity with cats, perhaps because they have a lot in common —…
Long life
I was in Nottingham last Sunday to address university students about journalism. The occasion was a one-day ‘media conference’ organised…
Get Shorty
It is by now surely beyond doubt that those governments committed to fighting the war on drugs — and on…
It’s sport that really matters in life. Now where’s my surfboard?
What a glorious sporting summer it has been so far. For some the highlight will have been Andy Murray at…
