Boadicea Meath Baker
Charles-François Daubigny
Inspiring Impressionism, at the Scottish National Gallery, argues that Charles-François Daubigny was one of the most important artists of the 19th century
Churned and chilled
Keep cool and carry on
A Slippery Severn Treat
Elvers — tiny baby eels — are a hyperlocal, hyperseasonal arrival in the spring in Gloucestershire
Vegetarian Vices
The surprising roots of vegetarianism
Eating Shoots And Leaves
A trip to the countryside to nibble nettle-tops
How To Shrinkle A Pike
To pulverise a predator
Pickled Pink
The paradox of pickle prejudice
A Grinch’s Guide
Christmas isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
Zombie Nation
The origins of the undead
Majority rule; minority rights
It is folly to treat UK race relations as totally divorced from the rest of human experience. We need to look at the larger global picture
American revolutions: Rewriting the language of the unheard
‘Dissenting viewpoints — for example, the belief that America is not an intrinsically racist country—are shunned as further proof of racist pathologies’
The favourites
From Piers Gaveston onwards, controversial courtiers have a long history in British politics.How unusual is Dominic Cummings?