Columnists / Culture / Sarah Stook
by Sarah Stook · Published July 12, 2021 · Last modified July 10, 2021
Ah, the classics. They’re beloved by some, whilst others angrily slog through them in GCSE English. From Tolstoy to Hemingway, classics reach across the globe and bring us exciting stories. During lockdown, reading soared...
Columnists / Culture / Sarah Stook
by Sarah Stook · Published June 29, 2021 · Last modified June 28, 2021
When we read books about politics, many of us may be more inclined to read about what happens in the Anglosphere. It’s natural really- it’s our language, closer to our culture and what we...
Columnists / Culture / Dustin Lovell
by Guest Contributor · Published June 8, 2021 · Last modified June 6, 2021
We’ve all felt it—the mixed excitement and dread at hearing a beloved book is set to be made into a movie. They might do it right, capturing not only key plot events but also...
Columnists / Culture / Sarah Stook
by Guest Contributor · Published May 31, 2021 · Last modified May 30, 2021
Africa, with its 54 nations, is not a monolithic place, however, many of its countries are bonded by dictators, national resources, and corruption. This is what drives Paul Kenyon’s book. Divided into several chapters,...
Columnists / Culture / Mario Laghos
by Guest Contributor · Published May 26, 2021 · Last modified May 23, 2021
The Common Sense Group, chaired by Sir John Hayes, who boast amongst their number some 50 Tory MPs – the membership is not listed publicly – have released a downloadable book, Conservative thinking for...
If it is time to talk about decolonising music in Britain, then it is perhaps time to restate the painfully obvious: the United-Kingdom, across millenia, has imported the quasi totality of its classical repertoire....
‘Culture War’ is a term bandied about frequently today, but what it is ascribed to isn’t always justified. The term has been adopted in the UK from our American cousins, who are veterans of...
Long, thin and firm. That way, you maximise flavour and crispness, while minimising the soggy, seedy middle. Few among us seek the best cucumber in the supermarket. Apples and strawberries often undergo careful inspection...
“Chief Inspector Aventine?” “Yes. And you are? Apart from late that is.” The policeman made little effort to conceal the disdain in his voice. “Julia Morant…I mean…I’m Lead Investigator Morant, of...
Comment / Culture / Dustin Lovell
by Jake Scott · Published April 22, 2021 · Last modified April 28, 2021
Written in the 1660s, John Milton’s Paradise Lost is the type of book I imagine one could spend a lifetime mining for meaning and still be left with something to learn. Its being conceived...
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Ideas of Mass Destruction | Timothy Dennis
8 Jul, 2020
