September 2020

‘From the moment Trump took the oath of office, his presidency has not been about “Trumpism”. It has been about Donald Trump. Every day of the Trump presidency is like a new episode of a reality TV show.’

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City of the Sphinx

Tom Holland

Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece by Paul Cartledge reviewed
network

Titus Techera

We’re not going to take it — again
polymath

Philip Hensher

Know better
jacob lawrence

Andrew L. Shea

Liberty and death: Jacob Lawrence’s struggle for freedom
bass rock wyld

Books September 1, 2020

Rock, a hard place

The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld reviewed

Emily Rhodes

bureau

Art September 1, 2020

Office romance: I’m loving The Bureau

When real members of the DGSE saw the first season, they gave it a standing ovation

James Delingpole

family cluase

Books September 1, 2020

Return of the patriarch

The Family Clause by Jonas Hassen Khemiri reviewed

Boyd Tonkin

Books September 1, 2020

The doctor’s dilemma

Talking Until Nightfall: Remembering Jewish Salonica, 1941-44 by Isaac Matarasso reviewed

Rony Alfandary

freemasonry

Books September 1, 2020

On the square, on the level

The Craft: How Freemasons Made the Modern World by John Dickie reviewed

Dominic Green

italian

Books September 1, 2020

Lucky Tim

Italian Life: A Modern Fable of Loyalty and Betrayal by Tim Parks reviewed

Graham Elliott