Alan Hollinghurst’s intimate vision
In the quietly remarkable novel Our Evenings, loving attention is paid to a mother-and-son relationship.
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How black Arsenal changed football
For fans and players, the north London club has come to offer a sense of belonging.
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Why painting (still) matters
Reports of the art form’s death have been exaggerated – it retains the power to make new worlds.
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The battle after Brexit
Alan Halsall was persecuted by the Electoral Commission for his part in the Leave campaign. His story reveals the rotten…
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How India made the ancient world
William Dalrymple’s The Golden Road places India, not China or Europe, as the global wellspring of learning and power.
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The fall of a Stuart spin doctor
The Duke of Buckingham served King James I better as a lover than a statesman – and his blunders laid…
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Graham Brady’s main-character energy
In his memoir Kingmaker, the former chairman of the Conservative 1922 Committee argues his party could have avoided disaster –…
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Burning Planet takes an alien’s-eye view of humanity
Sunil Amrith’s panoptic history shows how our pursuit of freedom has brought ruin to the Earth.
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