The avengers of the Odyssey
Homer’s audience delighted in violence and bloodshed. Can modern readers stomach his story?
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From the archive: Literary friendships never last
October 1978: Two books on, respectively, Hemingway and Fitzgerald reveal how different the heroes of American literature were
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The downfall of the Oxbridge don
British academic life was not prepared for the shocks of student protests and Thatcherism
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Which god does JD Vance kneel to?
Even if the vice-president is a Christian, he’s still a jerk
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Ben Rhodes’ empty words
This new history of America, told through political speeches, can’t see that progress truly comes through division
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From the Marquis de Sade to Cardi B: the history of dangerous art
Is the cancellation of an artist ever justified?
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Daljit Nagra talks to himself
The poet’s new collection, Yiewsley, is a beautiful examination of his own childhood
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One man’s trash is another man’s Trash!
Simon Paré-Poupart’s memoir-cum-manifesto lifts the lid on rubbish
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