The 20 best books of 2024
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Letter of the week: Revival of the leftists
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A tumultuous year of renewal and revolt
Restless electorates have voted out incumbent parties worldwide.
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Bill Gates’ warning to the world
The optimistic, liberal spirit of the early aughts has given way to darker times.
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Robert Icke Q&A: “Shakespeare is apparently infinite”
The award-winning playwright on the nobility of teachers and the masterpiece that is The Sopranos.
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Subscriber of the week: Mike Mecham
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This England: Modernism in the wild
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain…
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Letter of the week: Doors of perception
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