Caroline Potter
Vanessa Bell
The Dulwich Picture Gallery’s retrospective of Vanessa Bell’s work reveals a spectactularly vibrant artist
A Light Dimmed
The war poet Leslie Coulson has been undeservedly forgotten
Peace In Their Time — At A Price
Throughout the 19th century the pursuit of power permeated European society
Echoes Of The Elusive English
The essays of Ferdinand Mount offer a conflicted but compelling account of national identity
Brave Old Worlds
Two recently reissued novels by Aldous Huxley confront the reader with stark metaphysical truths
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past