The spectator
Why I’m stepping down after 28 years as The Spectator pop critic
Pop's place in culture has changed drastically. Marcus Berkmann explains why, after 27 years, it is time to step down as The Spectator's pop critic
Long life
I was wondering what to write about this week when I suddenly realised that exactly 40 years ago this Saturday…
High life
Wow, what a week. London may be bad for one’s health, but it sure makes it fun on the way…
Long life
The 1960s were already more than halfway over when I realised that I was living through what was supposed to…
High life
When I founded the American Conservative 13 years ago — the purpose being to shine a light on the neocon…
The first Spectator cruise
It’s a complete recipe for disaster of course. By which I mean being trapped at sea with The Spectator’s ‘Low…
Long life
The Oldie magazine — of which, until otherwise advised, I appear to be the editor — runs an occasional article…
High life
I hate to start with a cliché, but Count Arnaud de Borchgrave d’Altena, who died in Washington DC last week,…
Low life
Rubbing shoulders with political suits on the pavement outside the Westminster Arms, I drank two pints of Spitfire. Pump primed,…
Old master
Juvenilia is the work produced during an artist’s youth. It would seem logical to think, therefore, that an artist’s output…
Home truths
Did Macmillan stitch up his succession – or did Iain Macleod’s famous Spectator piece, 50 years old this week, stitch up Macmillan?
