‘The events of this year, agonizing though they have been, have only confirmed the role of the US as the leader among nations.’
Books November 1, 2020
The author in full: Tom Wolfe
Wolfe excelled at capturing human foibles and petty vanities; anything deeper than that escaped him
Books November 1, 2020
Roman bloodbaths
The Last Assassin: The Hunt for the Killers of Julius Caesar by Peter Stothard reviewed
Art November 1, 2020
The Disneyfication of the moral universe
Adults have chosen to understand the world through the prism of superheroes, wizards and Jedi knights
Architecture November 1, 2020
The sorry history of London’s Hoover Building
Several other Thirties buildings from American firms survive in west London
Books November 1, 2020
Days of glory
Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe by Judith Herrin reviewed
Books November 1, 2020
Their Majesties the Presidents
Gimson’s Presidents: Brief Lives from Washington to Trump by Andrew Gimson reviewed