July 1, 2020

The emptiness of the Intellectual Dark Web A new book asks if Jordan Peterson's coterie really are renegades — or just anti-liberal troublemakers

James Bloodworth

23.06

Why ‘Labor of Love’ is a feminist masterpiece The revolutionary new dating show dares to take a single, older woman seriously

Zoe Strimpel

22.06

The case for taking more risks Matthew Crawford's new book is one of the most original works of practical philosophy to be published in years

John Gray

17.06

Donald Trump: from superhero to zero Marvel culture chimed perfectly with the early, cinematic age of Trump. Riot and pandemic will end it

Tanya Gold

16.06

Have you been paying attention? The new documentary 'Screened Out' is wrong — history suggest humans have always been distractible

Matthew Sweet

10.06

The great artist of Deep England Eric Ravilious was continually inspired by the very ancient, distinctly charming nature of the country

Niall Gooch

01.06

Nancy Pelosi has fallen into Trump’s trap A new biography of the Speaker vividly captures why the Democrats failed in the face of populism

Justin Webb

27.05

Our dangerous addiction to prediction When it comes to forecasting, what we need more than anything is humility

Stuart Ritchie

22.05

Whatever happened to the polymath? Inter-disciplinarians can't flourish in a time of information overload

Dan Hitchens

18.05

Eurovision 2020: and the bland played on In the face of Covid-19, its message of peace and love sounds hollow

Gareth Roberts

12.05

What if people aren’t innately good? Rutger Bregman's new book <i>Human Kind</i> ignores the power of shame

Gavin Haynes

01.05

How cartoons survived the great awokening Adult animations are fronting a counterculture: a safe haven for disaffected comedy fans

James Billot