July 2025


Book Review June 2, 2025

Seventy-five years of Strangers on a Train

At its dark, complex heart, the novel represents Patricia Highsmith at her most contradictory – and greatest

Gustav Temple

Art June 2, 2025

Why does Irish art avoid the Troubles?

There is something truly pathological about the taboo given that Irish art is awash with politics

Aidan Harte

Television June 2, 2025

The Eternaut places character above special effects

The Argentine dystopian drama is a very enjoyable watch

James Delingpole

Theater June 2, 2025

Dead Outlaw is sharp-witted and irreverent

An irreverent musical about the ‘life’ of a mysterious dead body forces us to confront death

Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

Theater June 2, 2025

The curse of stage technology

It’s not just the rhythm that is hampered by the tech intrusions, but the physicality of performers too

Alexander Cohen

Music June 2, 2025

Tall Tales fails to live up to its potential

At times the repetitiveness made me cry with boredom, but that repetitiveness is part of the shtick

Rod Liddle

Podcasts June 2, 2025

Two podcasts with the Midas touch

How did a myth about the consequences of poor judgment become a parable for aspiration?

Daisy Dunn