Time running out: lunch hour at Canary Wharf. Photo: Eyevine
By Will Hutton - 26 July 10:03

The case for a new political economy is laid out in three new books.

Rules of Attraction
By Ryan Gilbey - 20 July 18:09

Director Paul Schrader has started shooting "The Canyons" with an original screenplay by Bret Easton Ellis.

Clarissa Harlowe from the novel 'Clarissa, Or The History Of A Young Lady'
By Helen Lewis - 18 July 17:19

The debate about the erotic bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey has focused on its newness – but it’s better understood as a throwback to the 18th century.

Bowie plays his final Ziggy Stardust show in London in 1973.
By Yo Zushi - 18 July 16:44

Hero-worshipping David Bowie.

Sir Simon Rattle
By Suzy Klein - 18 July 16:39

The age of the super conductor.

Israel's first prime minister David Ben-Gurion under a portrait of Theodor Herzl
By Geoffrey Wheatcroft - 18 July 16:32

Liberal American Jews are falling out of love with Israel.

Martin Amis
By Jonathan Coe - 12 July 11:28

The authors taking Britain's pulse.

Former National Front member Matthew Collins
By Daniel Trilling - 11 July 17:30

The author of "Hate: My Life in the British Far Right" explains what drives people towards extremist groups like the BNP and the National Front.

By Robert Kuttner - 11 July 15:58

Why politicians should listen to Joseph Stiglitz. By Robert Kuttner

Fifty Shades of Grey's cover
By Laurie Penny - 08 July 11:09

Critics' main problem with these books seems simply to be that they are porn for women.

Belgian writer Jean-Philippe Toussaint
By Juliet Jacques - 05 July 15:34

A mysterious narrator, tricks of the mind and admirably pragmatic prose.

Winston Churchill and his wife, Clementine. Photo: Getty Images
By Douglas Hurd - 04 July 12:31

Winston Churchill's literary career.

David Cameron speaks at St Stephen's Club, Westminster. Photograph: Getty Images
By Jason Cowley - 04 July 11:03

The Prime Minister's lack of originality.

Possibly the most famous breasts in the world. Photo: Getty Images
By Helen Lewis - 27 June 17:18

Florence Williams's excellent book shines light on a much-misunderstood part of the body.

Acting Antigone and Polynice in an adaptation of Sophocles. Photo: Getty Images
By Olivia Laing - 27 June 17:03

Such a devoted sister

Illustration by Sam Green
By John Burnside - 20 June 17:01

An exclusive short story for the New Statesman by poet and author John Burnside.

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