Political sentimentalism was never enough to overturn patriarchal beauty standards.

I saw the final (but is it?) episode of Gavin & Stacey a few days before most at a star strewn screening in a flashy London ...

Christopher Lasch, Steve Bannon and Donald Trump all understand the unique current of our historical moment.

For centuries it was “the Lock and Key of England”, the garrison town that guarded the realm against Julius Caesar, William ...

And thus Chanukah, which usually takes place somewhere between late November and mid-December, so all eight nights are done ...

The all-action American novelist is praised for his virile heroics – but it was his instinct for “the feminine” that gave his ...

The New Statesman’s choice of the year’s essential fiction and non-fiction.

The agreed pause in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has been repeatedly violated. By Sebastian Shehadi The relief that swept over Lebanon after a 60-day ceasefire deal was agreed in late ...

Their campaign became the tool of cynical politicians.

December comes in, Richard Curtis comes on. And for that dizzy month, when you go out into the world, you are able to believe that, twinkling in the lights over streets, “love actually is all around”.

Having spent prodigiously, the SNP is recognising the need to make government leaner and more efficient. There are more ...

China is back at the top of the political agenda. On Monday, the alleged Chinese spy known as “H6” at the heart of this ...