You can’t get rid of Kanye West
As his new documentary shows, he’s not going anywhere
Alexander Larman
Alexander Larman is an author and the US books editor of The Spectator.
Wednesday
Tuesday
The fall of Fergie
From our UK edition
Sarah ‘Fergie’ Ferguson, the beleaguered Duchess of York, may have finally met her reputational Waterloo. Despite showily cutting off all contact with the late paedophile and financier, Jeffrey Epstein, after his 2008 conviction and imprisonment for sex offences, it has emerged that she sent Epstein a toadying email in 2011 calling him a ‘steadfast, generous
Two wholly different but complementary ways of looking at Christianity
Twelve Churches is a hugely accomplished and endlessly readable book, rich in historical and ecclesiastical detail
Monday
Is Prince Harry angling for a royal return?
From our UK edition
Royalist or republican, you have to feel some sympathy for King Charles. In the past ten days alone, not only has he been largely responsible for ensuring that the first part of Donald Trump’s unprecedented second state visit went smoothly but before that, he had an audience with his hitherto estranged son, Prince Harry. It
Jason Bateman breaks bad in Black Rabbit
The actor follows in Bryan Cranston’s footsteps
Friday
How the Princess of Wales bonded with Melania Trump
From our UK edition
President Trump arrives back in the United States today, and Keir Starmer will have returned to 10 Downing Street breathing a sigh of relief that this unprecedented second state visit went about as well as it could have done. However, there may be different feelings in Buckingham Palace and the other royal residences. Certainly, Trump’s
Thursday
Trump’s state visit could not be going better
From our UK edition
So, the Donald was on his best behavior after all. There had been rumours flying around that President Trump would use his speech at the formal banquet that has been thrown in his honour by King Charles to make some pointed reference to free speech and its perceived absence thereof in Britain today. In the
Don’t cry for Jimmy Kimmel
His schtick wore thin a long time ago, and his continued presence owed as much to a lack of imagination as it did genuine talent
Wednesday
Donald Trump will be on his best behaviour for King Charles
From our UK edition
The Donald has touched down in Britain for his unprecedented second state visit. It makes sense in a way that this most unconventional of American presidents is being granted a privilege that has never been offered to any other US leader, namely a repeat performance of pageantry and pomp that will flatter this Anglophile’s ego
Tuesday
We won’t see the likes of Robert Redford again
From our UK edition
In the end, the Sundance Kid died in his sleep. The death of the actor, director and Sundance Film Festival founder Robert Redford at the age of 89 removes one of the last great American icons of cinema from the world stage. Redford was prematurely youthful, even towards the end of his life, never quite
Monday
Chris Pratt, Christianity and Charlie Kirk
Can Hollywood ‘do’ God?
The superficial edginess of the Emmys and The Studio
The awards were perfectly entertaining, but had absolutely nothing to say about bigger, more serious issues
Will Prince Harry’s charm offensive work?
From our UK edition
Over the weekend, Prince Harry attracted the best headlines and coverage in this country that he has received for months – possibly since he and Meghan staged their abdication of all responsibilities and fled to Montecito in 2021. This was all because of his carefully choreographed charitable and public endeavours. The praise included ‘how easy
Sunday
Please let this be the end of Downton Abbey
Grand? Probably not. Finale? Hopefully.
Friday
Stephen King, The Long Walk and Charlie Kirk
King feels too much and thinks too little
What is Prince Harry up to in Ukraine?
From our UK edition
The Ginger Pimpernel – as the world will probably not be calling the Duke of Sussex – has popped up once again. It was widely assumed that, after his surprisingly successful quasi-royal visit to Britain this week, he would be returning to Montecito and his family, but he has wrongfooted everyone by instead hopping over
Thursday
Will Prince Harry keep quiet about his meeting with King Charles?
From our UK edition
The King received a man at Clarence House yesterday afternoon who has a justifiable right to be aggrieved with the ill treatment that has been meted over to him over the years. He has been unfairly discriminated against for reasons that are not his fault, and he has dealt with the opprobrium that has been
Wednesday
‘Modern pop makes me want to kill myself’: Neil Hannon interviewed
From our UK edition
Search for a successor to Tom Lehrer, and you’ll be hard pressed to find any decent candidates. One of the few, however, who can match the wit and sophistication of the late musical satirist is the Northern Irish musician Neil Hannon. The 54-year-old is the sole permanent member of his band the Divine Comedy, and
Why does an American billionaire want an Oxford pub?
From our UK edition
If you’re a fan of American billionaires buying up much-loved British institutions, then you, too, might be rejoicing at news that Larry Ellison has set his sights on purchasing much of Oxford. The squillionaire owner of the software technology company Oracle (net worth: $270 billion, or thereabouts) has started relatively small, however. In addition to
Tuesday
Is this the end of the Murdoch drama?
From our UK edition
So at last, the vexed question of who is going to succeed the now 94-year-old Rupert Murdoch has been settled. A deal has been announced that reveals that Murdoch’s eldest son Lachlan, the chairman of News Corp and CEO of Fox Corporation, will now be taking control of the family business. His siblings – sisters
