Culture

Signs Taken for Londres

A writer has moved to London – and is still trying to process it.

Sorted for Cheese and Dips

How ‘lifestyle festivals’ are taking over the British summer schedule.

Tyson’s Fury

Living with a heavy weight, Mike Tyson struggles to find his feet in the real world.

Burning up in Orbit

Waxing lyrical on candles.

Do I Dare to Eat a Peach?

Why are T.S Eliot’s letters so deathly dull? We asked an expert to ask other Eliot experts about OId Possum's epistolary style.

Put Money in thy Purse

Meeting the English activists who refuse to go cashless, and plot the return of proper currency, just like it used to be.

Shreds of Approval

Mixing marmalade in shades of the purest vermillion.

The Julian Fellowes Benevolent Fund

Caspar Salmon examines the decline and fall of the UK film industry. (Sorry about all the italics.)

From Rushdie with Love

A guide to making millions from your postcolonial trauma.

A Postcard from Vesuvius

A brief look at the surprisingly complex history of the trinket trade.