Elton John’s The Devil Wears Prada musical can’t improve on the film
The songs don’t stick, and the fashion is more The Only Way Is Essex than made in Milan.
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The political annexation of America’s swing state media
Plus: Jason Cowley’s New Statesman legacy, and how crypto bought the US election.
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The Church of England has been my life’s work. What has it done to my soul?
This Christmas is not going to be an easy one for the Church – but fundamentally, its mission and message…
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This Christmas, spare a thought for the world’s richest man
For disruptors like Elon Musk, the statement of intent is all. What happens next – such as running a new…
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Richard Bates: “When is a pile of stones not just a pile of stones?”
The geophysicist and archaeologist on uncovering Petra’s secrets.
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The gospel according to Dolly Parton
Also this week: Good King Wenceslas’s winter fuel allowance and grumpy monks.
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Half-time honours for the Premier League season 2024-25
Highlights include: Jude’s flair, long hair and the end of an earpiece for Gary Lineker.
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Subscriber of the week: Vicky Cattell
Please email zuzanna.lachendro@newstatesman.co.uk if you would like to be featured.
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Adieu, Groucho Club
An establishment where my heart and my lighter were stolen.
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Christmas disease is not as festive as it sounds
The story of Stephen Christmas – for whom the clotting condition was named – highlights both medical advances and the…
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At “Mini Christmas” with my friends I will measure my life against theirs
Like tides, we go out and come back again. But our annual gathering has become part of the rhythm of…
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This England: Astronomical blunder
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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The best food gifts for Christmas
A biased guide.
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Why Paul McCartney cannot let it be
The great Beatle and the shadow of John Lennon.
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Creatures of the broken contract
Many species depend on their camouflage to survive. But as seasons are disrupted by climate change, they are left mercilessly…
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Michael Palin Q&A: “When was I happiest? On stage with Monty Python”
The comedian on HMS Erebus and life as an octogenarian.
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The NS Poem: Espalier
A new poem by Moniza Alvi.
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John Simpson: “No matter the danger, I wanted to strut my stuff”
At 80, the broadcaster reflects on his favourite dictators, being tortured, why Trump is “so distasteful”, and the damage Tony…
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The rise of machinepolitik
In this era of raw power, Labour must find a new statecraft.
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Notes on the ineffable
How the psychologist and philosopher William James defined “mystical” experience.
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