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June 2025

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Who was William F. Buckley Jr., really?

Christopher Sandford

This book, apparently 20 years in the making, is the product of immense learning and shows a rare familiarity with its subject and his times

Ragtime

D.J. Taylor

The passage of Ragtime
Murray

David J. Garrow

A profound account of the October 7 pogrom
Vuong

Maria Albano

Ocean Vuong’s newest work is an affecting celebration of misfits
McNally

Book Review April 30, 2025

Keith McNally’s memoir is strangely unappetizing

I didn’t enjoy I Regret Almost Everything

Henry Jeffreys

Ives

Music April 30, 2025

Charles Ives was a composer before his time

He can be remembered as a time-traveler through American music whose presence changed everything

Philip Clark

Dorian

Theater April 30, 2025

The Picture of Dorian Gray is headache-inducing

Sarah Snook excels in her 26-role masterclass — but there’s too much tech

Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

Dylan

Music April 30, 2025

My Bob Dylan pilgrimage

The lights dimmed and the crowd roared as he walked on stage

Raj Tawney

Black Country

Music Review April 30, 2025

An astonishingly good album from Black Country, New Road

Some of the songs stretch to seven minutes, but rarely outstay their welcome

Rod Liddle

Tyler

Music April 30, 2025

The disturbing ambient music of William Tyler

Time Indefinite is comprised of snatches of mobile-phone demos, analog tape loops, hisses, bangs and static

Graeme Thomson


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