24 Nov 2021 - 12:00am

The importance of Freddie Mercury After his death, gay society became more reckless

Philip Hensher

19.11

Mary Gaitskill teaches us to embrace complexity The writer understands that love is a living nightmare

Ann Manov

15.11

Pop psychology has killed the villain Profit is more important than the menace of evil

Dorian Lynskey

08.11

Leonard Cohen was enslaved by Eros He elevated sex to the sublime life force of creation

Maurice Glasman

05.11

The Velvet Underground had to die Nobody wants their heroes to survive

Ann Manov

29.10

Lord of the Rings is better than Dune Tolkien understood the corrupting effect of power

Peter Franklin

26.10

Why Wes Anderson loves the New Yorker The French Dispatch is an ode to the most fetishised magazine in the world

Dorian Lynskey

14.10

Would you sell a kidney to be famous? Success is now determined by our hunger for clout

Mary Harrington

13.10

We’re all playing Squid Game The appeal of class war isn't confined to South Korea

Dorian Lynskey

21.09

The death of British television It is being produced by people with a skewed view of the country

Gareth Roberts

03.09

Sally Rooney needs to be famous She has become a prisoner of her own perspective

Sarah Ditum

18.08

The beautiful world of heavy metal Why does a genre obsessed with death attract the kindest people?

Tom Chivers