A Point of View

AL Kennedy on why Hollywood has never been a nice place. In 1919, barely three decades after the adv

"How long", asks Howard Jacobson, "before the protocols of looking forbid our looking appreciatively

Howard Jacobson ponders why misanthropy is out of fashion. "Where have they gone?", he asks, "such g

Howard Jacobson on why we need to preserve Bohemia. London's Soho, he says, is the nearest the UK ha

"It isn't just because they have become platforms for propaganda and interpersonal odiousness that w

Howard Jacobson on the art of the feuilleton....and the joy of the ordinary. He says the feuilletoni

"Great television is taking over the space occupied by many novels", writes Zia Haider Rahman "and t

"It's not merely facts that are under assault in the polarised politics of the UK, the US and other

"On my computer", writes Zia Haider Rahman, "I have a folder of exchanges with organisations and cor

Will Self reflects on the epidemic of sleeplessness. He explores the "heady cocktail" of modern life

Will Self on how wearing glasses has become something that is entirely unremarkable. "Nowadays the a

"As the years have passed", writes Will Self, "so gnawing on a bloody piece of cow rump has come to

Will Self says we need creative solutions to end institutional misogyny and abuse. "Rather than addr

Will Self on why he loves space....From childhood dreams of being "strapped into the command module

Mary Beard ponders why email is governed by so few rules and conventions."Fifty years ago, when I wa

Andrew Sullivan says a type of "cultural Marxism" is sweeping through American universities. Conserv

Andrew Sullivan says Donald Trump is teaching a generation that the key to advancement in society is

Andrew Sullivan on how America has become "a truly tribal society". "I've lived here since the Reaga

Monica Ali with a personal take on why she believes the history of the British Empire must be taught

Authenticity, writes Monica Ali, has become the yardstick by which we measure the value of much of o