Daisy Dunn
He Will Remember Them
Adam Nicolson’s book on Homer, and why he matters, overflows with power, confidence and the joy of self-discovery
Piranesi, Designer
Piranesi’s fantastical furniture designs have at last been realised
Floreant Drones
Whatever’s killing off our bees, it isn’t touching our society drones: London private members’ clubs are hives of activity
A Syrian Precedent
In 64BC, Roman general Pompey annexed a potentially volatile Syria. Then, as now, where Western concerns are paramount, intervention needs to be diplomatic and risk-taking
Stand Up For Surrey
All flashy shops and gaudy mansions? Think again. Surrey is still Pepys’s ‘old place of delight’.
Salad Days and Egyptian Nights
Peter Stothard’s lifelong ambition was to write a biography of Cleopatra. The charming result says as much about the author as it does about the Egyptian queen
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