Things go flying
The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story by Kate Summerscale reviewed
Books & Arts
Here’s looking at you, Kid
One hundred years on from the seminal Chaplin flick
Fear thy neighbor
The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense by Edward White reviewed
Spells and bindings
The Madman’s Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History by Edward Brooke-Hitching reviewed
Picking Apple
There probably is something here for everyone. But maybe only one thing
Comfortably numb: Sam Harris on meditation
Harris ignores the prerequisites for meditation that nearly all religions consider essential
Radetzky marches on
From the sounds of Strauss to the stories of Joseph Roth
Ever the Twain
For an artist to qualify as a genius, he only has to do create a single masterpiece once. Twain did it twice
Sundance memories
Robert Redford’s film festival goes virtual
Pictures at an exhibition
As he collects nearly two decades of essays and criticism, Marco Grassi recalls a life in the art world
Dark knight of cool
Poor Chet Baker. He really was born to be blue
