Francis Bourgeois and the art of the dealer
The collector’s own talent as a painter was modest, but he amassed enough Old Masters to create Britain’s first public…
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How Nan Shepherd shaped modern nature writing
Snubbed by its first readers, her visionary book The Living Mountain went on to inspire a new literature of landscape.
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The Met Police has proved yet again it is a haven for sex offenders
David Carrick used his position to rape and abuse. Why are we surprised?
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What Norman Mailer can teach us
It is right to condemn the writer’s violent chauvinism – but a literature that has lost the power to challenge is…
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How the hieroglyphic code was cracked
A new exhibition at the British Museum tells the remarkable story of the deciphering of the Ancient Egyptian script.
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I am haunted by the fear of being usurped by an artificial intelligence program
With relentlessly miserable weather and inspiration running dry, the last thing I need is a digital doppelgänger.
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Pico Iyer Q&A: “I feel radiant when staying in a monastery”
The travel writer on Paddington Bear, the joy of watching sport, and finding a cure for jet-lag.
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The politics forecast for 2023: A crisis in the Tory party and a Labour reshuffle
Predictions for the year ahead from the New Statesman’s deputy political editor.
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From Edward Stourton to the Wife of Bath: new titles reviewed in short
Also featuring Bad Bridget by Elaine Farrell and Leanne McCormick and Sold Out by James Rickards.
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The business-lounge intellectual
With his new book, the FT’s Martin Wolf wants to rescue capitalism. But is it worth saving?
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Why has it taken me so long to form friendships with other women of colour?
There can be more openness between us now. Growing up, we were trying to feign whiteness and scared of being…
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What Prince Harry’s Spare reveals about the savagery of monarchy
In his memoir Harry seeks renewal – but his exposé of the cruelty of royalty is driven by rage.
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This England: Bunny, I’m home!
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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Karen Bakker Q&A: “I am insatiably curious about Earth’s long-term future”
The environmental researcher on the heroism of Simone Veil, AI art, and the unacknowledged threat of noise pollution.
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Subscriber of the Week: John Bangs
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I can’t stop politicians invading my dreams, but I can control who plagues me on Twitter
It’s bad enough that people I haven’t voted for come to power; do they have to barge their way into…
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The problem with sport’s endless “greatest of all time” debates
Fans’ fixation on the concept of greatness has become an absurd identity politics.
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The “Lady Voldemort” of German politics is poised to unite the extreme left and right
If she starts her own anti-establishment party, Sahra Wagenknecht could alter Germany’s political landscape.
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The NS Poem: The Pond
A new poem by Matt Howard.
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Letter of the week: The Tory Bennites
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