Alexander Larman is an author and the US books editor of The Spectator.
The predictable yet somehow still hilarious news that Elon Musk is to acquire Twitter for $44 billion has been greeted with the usual chorus of anguished hand-wringing. The left seems appalled that such an unconventional and apparently ungovernable figure now has control of the most volatile social media platform in the world. (It’s hard to
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As rumors about ‘Wisteria’ swirl, the director is being typically mysterious
It had been, for a change, a good few days for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Not only have they managed to make an atypically low-profile and successful visit to Windsor Castle for an air-clearing meeting with the Queen – which, unlike virtually ever other appointment they have had in recent years, appeared in
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A certain sector of the Harry Potter fandom has decided that the author is the devil incarnate
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Let’s hope the latest film in the series is the last
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It’s not funny, but it’s terrific
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Wealth and success don’t make one immune to aging
Prince Philip’s memorial service yesterday was an affecting occasion. The hymns, including Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer and Britten’s Te Deum In C were well chosen, and the Dean of Windsor’s well-judged sermon acknowledged both the Duke of Edinburgh’s sincere but never pious religious faith and his energetic, at times abrasive personality. The Dean
For a tour that should have been an unmitigated success, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s visit to the Caribbean has ended up being surprisingly controversial, described as nothing less than ‘a PR disaster’. Even if some of the negative coverage feels confected, especially in light of the exploits of Prince Andrew and Prince Harry, it
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It will define this year’s Academy Awards forever
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Seventy-five years ago, Evelyn Waugh headed to Hollywood to sell Brideshead Revisited
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Future generations will view it as a historical artifact
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His life and work were more than Marvel movies
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An upcoming biopic is more likely to be a deeply embarrassing coda to a great career, rather than a triumphant eulogy
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Despite the professions’ similarities, they have a mixed record
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The moody actor isn’t an indie innovator or a Hollywood star, but a mix of both
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The Christopher Nolan picture ‘Oppenheimer’ is going to be a big deal. Could it even save the movies?
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From Bel-Air to Frasier, we’re losing our sense of humor in favor of ‘social consciousness’
In some ways, the news is a disappointment. Prince Andrew’s decision to settle the civil case filed against him by Virginia Giuffre has likely deprived the public of weeks of damaging revelations. After much lawyer-led bravado about how the Duke of York was going to fight the scandalous and defamatory claims against him, he has
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The Ghostbusters director’s style effortlessly captured the fun and cheer of life
