Graceful cynicism
Peter Kerr-Jarrett on the poetry of Catullus
Culture
Dad-lit in Decline
by Chris Paling
A dark heritage of fiction
by Sally Feldman
‘That’s for the fellahs!’: Laurie Taylor interviews Beryl Bainbridge
Beryl Bainbridge, who died on 2 July 2010, talked to Laurie Taylor in 2004, about death, religion and the novelist's search for higher meaning
Stripping Assets
As speculation mounts about who will be the new owner of Britain's best-selling conservative broadsheet, the Daily Telegraph, so does disgust at the prospect of a 'pornographer' as proprietor. But…
Angels in America
The latest batch of US television shows heading our way has a distinctly mystic tone, warns Rob Greene
Jailhouse Reels
The release of Carandiru prompts Andrew Tudor to reflect on the prison movie genre
In a country forecourt
Paul Barker on the new architectural landmarks: petrol stations
Reader’s digest
Laurie Taylor has an appetite for the incomprehensible
Restoring Order
Michael Rosen wonders what is normal in the language of war and peace