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Hamnet fails Shakespeare

Paul Mescal’s portrayal leans more on grief than genius

By Jonathan Bate

Photo of Hamnet fails Shakespeare

Cats are better than dogs – and much better than David Baddiel

Cats are better than dogs – and much better than David Baddiel

Nicholas Harris

No one wants Jim Steinman’s house

Kate Mossman

Michael Connelly Q&A: “My father was my hero, then and now”

New Statesman

The perils of black denim

Nicholas Lezard

Beer and Sandwiches: At the Wreckers Retreat in Devon

Beer and Sandwiches: At the Wreckers Retreat in Devon

New Statesman

The myth of culinary soft power

Finn McRedmond

Interviews

Ashley Campbell: the reluctant country music star

The Kate Mossman Interview

Ashley Campbell: the reluctant country music star

Kate Mossman

Brian Cox: “Starmer? I just can’t take the man!”

Brian Cox: “Starmer? I just can’t take the man!”

Kate Mossman

Jasmin Vardimon: dance is a universal language

Jasmin Vardimon: dance is a universal language

Zuzanna Lachendro

The first and last New Journalist

The Weekend Interview

The first and last New Journalist

Harry Lambert

Reviews

Martin Scorsese, priest of the silver screen

Theo Zenou

Othello is missing the tragedy

Rachel Cunliffe

All your data belongs to us: the rise of Palantir

All your data belongs to us: the rise of Palantir

James Vincent

Death by Lightning: the unsung ballad of James Garfield

Pippa Bailey

Jennifer Lawrence gives everything to Die My Love

David Sexton

Islam is part of European history

Islam is part of European history

David Motadel

The long read

The feminisation mystique: who ruined the West?

The feminisation mystique: who ruined the West?

If we must blame something, blame capitalism

By Caitlín Doherty