Radical in the Rotunda
With a presidential election this year, it is time to contemplate the iconic work of John Trumbull afresh
Books & Arts
The bold new vision for Edinburgh’s National Galleries of Scotland
The galleries are not only an aesthetic pleasure to visit but a fine and salutary reminder of the greatness of Scottish art
Jerry Miller’s tale
Moby Grape could have been a contender but never quite were
Will ‘accessibility’ ruin ballet?
In the most exquisitely beautiful —and painful — art form, elitism is the show
A definitive biography of Liz and Dick, Hollywood’s most controversial and glamorous couple
Roger Lewis answers what it is about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor that still hooks us in
Wolves of Winter focuses on the brutality of the past
Dan Jones confidently evokes the whorehouses, the illnesses, the death and depravity
A vigorous and persuasive defense of capitalism
Johan Norberg’s A Capitalist Manifesto has much to commend it
The heart of Maria Callas’s genius
Daisy Goodwin’s Diva is unequivocal in presenting Callas as a heroine struggling to choose between art and love
The marvelous Montalbano
The translation of the Montalbano novels from page to screen ranks as an artistic triumph
