The GOP’s identity crisis by Lauren Oyler
On minor characters and human possibility by Yiyun Li
From Mysticism, which was published last month by New York Review Books. by Simon Critchley
Country Life Magazine (October 15, 2024): The latest issue features…
John Goodall charts the rise, fall and rise again of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in the Edinburgh landmark’s 900-year history
Harnessing the power of a dog’s snout can play a crucial role in protecting curlew, newts and red squirrels, discovers Alexa Phillips
Kate Green celebrates the 70th birthday of Exmoor National Park, famed for a beguiling blend of wild beauty and farmed landscape
Find out what happens when the greenery bites back as Deborah Nicholls-Lee develops a taste for Britain’s carnivorous plants
The managing director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chooses a vibrant, glowing work
Conservation owes much to Dr Dick Potts, says Kate Green
The smooth flanks of the Downs are our oldest manmade habitat, suggests John Lewis-Stempel from a lofty perch on Caburn hill
Paula Lester puts her stalking skills to the test as she sets out in pursuit of Chinese water deer on a Bedfordshire farm
Harry Pearson hails the dandy, diving eider duck, safeguarded since the time of St Cuthbert
David Profumo relives the days when the fabled waters of Lewis were seemingly ‘paved with fish’
The advent of autumn calls for richer hues, advises Hetty Lintell
Matthew Dennison recommends a pediment for a grand flourish
Michaelmas daisies are among the shining stars of the autumn garden, declares John Hoyland
Amelia Thorpe selects sculptures to adorn any outside space
Melanie Johnson on parsnips
John Wright goes rooting around for the subtle, subterranean flavour of Britain’s native truffles
This piscatorial profession and pastime has kept artists hooked for centuries, finds Carla Passino
Snuff taking is nothing to get sniffy about, argues Harry Pearson
James Clarke examines The Secret Garden’s enduring appeal a century after the author’s death
Michael Billington is spoilt for choice with a run of first nights
Even many of the ex-President’s opponents haven’t grasped the scale of the man’s villainy. By Adam Gopnik
After the 2016 election, progressives blamed white women for Hillary Clinton’s loss. This year, Black men have come under special scrutiny. By Jelani Cobb
The Russian opposition leader’s account of his last years and his admonition to his country and the world. By Alexei Navalny
The Guardian Weekly (October 12, 2024) – The new issue features ‘The Isolation of Israel’ – On a year of the Israel-Gaza War…
Remember when the existence of natural disasters wasn’t up for ‘debate’? It seems like a long time ago now
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (October 11, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Al Pacino Is Still Going Big’…
Al Pacino has been one of the world’s greatest, most influential actors for more than 50 years. He’s audacious. He’s outrageous. He’s Al Pacino, and I’m pretty sure you know what that entails.
Reviled as much as he is lauded, Michel Houellebecq holds up a mirror to a world we would rather not see.
For some celebrities, revealing all is part of the product. For others, it looks like a deeply unpleasant chore.
By Mireille Silcoff
The New Atlantis Magazine (October 10, 2024) : The latest issue features ‘The Builder Issue’ – Why we don’t build…
Massachusetts is one of the richest states in the country — because it’s pricing out its own middle class. Why did the state stop building enough to house them?
“Time to build” is a great idea. But it’s not clear that liberals or conservatives really want it.
Why it takes a disaster to build fast
What matters is whether building projects actually follow the law, not whether they promise to in advance.
The reelection of Donald Trump would mark the end of George Washington’s vision for the presidency—and the United States.By Tom Nichols
Voters detest the things that Trump wants to do. But they just don’t believe he’ll follow through.By David A. Graham
And how to get them to stopBy Bill Adair
Country Life Magazine (October 8, 2024): The latest issue features…
Annie Tempest’s inimitable characters totter gently into the modern age with a new website
Dogs, birds, pigs and humans alike follow hippopotami down the hollow. Deborah Nicholls-Lee dons her wellies and joins them
Ben Pentreath unravels what makes an interior English, that indefinable, yet instantly recog-nisable and beguiling aesthetic
The border of England and Wales is proving inspiring for artisanal craftsmen, finds Arabella Youens
Country Life’s Interiors Editor Giles Kime opens the doors to his revived 17th-century cottage
From bamboo bookshelves to lamps and pots, Amelia Thorpe chooses accessories to covet
The scientist and historian picks a powerful royal portrait
Minette Batters takes her seat in the House of Lords
The historic streetscapes of our towns and cities reveal lessons we still need to learn about how to build, believes Ptolemy Dean
Kate Green salutes Dorothy Brooke and the global equine charity that bears her name
Manmade, yet wild, deer parks prove we can create Arcadia, asserts John Lewis-Stempel
Jack Watkins admires the huge, ancient and once-exotic cedars that punctuate our landscapes
Hetty Lintell tallies her trinkets
An imaginative kitchen extension and tea-tinged fabrics
The good bones that anchor the gardens of Foscote Manor, Buckinghamshire, please the eye of George Plumptre
John Wright raises a dram of home-made vodka to the crab apple
Always comforting, cottage pie satisfies Tom Parker Bowles
Pick up a handful or several of salted peanuts when you’re next in the pub, urges Rob Crossan
The humble sheep changed the course of British art history, reveals Bendor Grosvenor
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