Culture

The absence of directness in modern American journalism reflects the cowardice and complicity of the journalists

Fyre Fraud and Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened reviewed

What possible contribution could this generation make to film or literature?

How else could a drama as knowing and meta and arch do anything other than disappear up its own bottom?

Comics should stop trying to be activists, and commentators, and philosophers

Destroyer reviewed

May God have mercy on our souls

The way Kondo does it is really quite inspirational. And relatively painless

The Mule reviewed

Dinosaurs like the comedian steadfastly refuse to acknowledge there are 689 genders now

Holmes & Watson reviewed

Vice reviewed

…apart from one song

‘We can say Merry Christmas again’ — and again, and again

Mary Queen of Scots reviewed

Godfrey Elfwick is deeply troubled by Konstantin Kisin’s reaction to a London university’s perfectly reasonable request

An exhibition in Washington explores the Bard’s influence on the British Prime Minister

Going after Trump is the least subversive act in comedy

Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes reviewed

Academy Awards viewers have dodged a bullet

It’s a mediocre vehicle that promotes Queen’s back catalog and some contemporary virtues

Education is now the most important thing to me, and I don’t want anyone thinking it has something to do with politics

The Favourite reviewed

Four legs good, two films bad?