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The wizards of austerity
How did austerity conquer the world? -
Something in the Air
A melancholy and memorable film -
Burke: Conservative at heart
A new book from Number 10's new advisor revisits a patron saint -
The master of manipulation
What can Hitchcock tell us about America? -
Chimerica
What happened to the man who stood in front of the tanks in Tiananmen Square? -
What’s the point of political philosophy?
Beware attempts to make political theory "relevant" -
Gatsby as usual
Baz Luhrmann's film has plenty of colour—but it ignores race -
Being Superman
Can investment bankers save the world?
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Ghosts of the revolution
Will Iran remain a theocratic state or could western liberalism take hold? -
The month in books
March's selection includes the finest American and Indian non-fiction, as well as a surprising number of horses and vampires -
Not like a novelist
Sheila Heti has struck hard against the male literary scene, as all the fuss shows -
Wittgenstein’s master
The genius who died at 26 -
Punk at the theatre
The playwright Simon Stephens is a rebel at the heart of British theatre -
Learning to love Spielberg
For years, Francine Stock hated Steven Spielberg's films, but as Lincoln, his new epic, hits the screens, she argues that he brings out the dark side of Hollywood blockbusters -
The month in books
From the war on terror to modern myths of progress, history haunts February's list -
The strangest art
A superb new history of opera argues that revivals of classic works are keeping the genre from flourishing today. Not so
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Wozzeck
The first avant-garde opera -
Do we expect too much from love?
Love for humans has taken over from love for God -
Marginal Marx
Marx was a man of his time -
The thing’s the thing
Can writers use little objects to tell big stories? -
Ellen Gallagher: AxME
A major American artist comes to the UK -
When art meets politics
How should policymakers account for the value of art? -
Perpetual adolescents
The debut novel by Sam Byers is a portrait of his generation. It is not looking good -
The man who became Picasso
A new exhibition looks at an early period in the great artist's career
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