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Hitting the Boundaries of Polite Society
A new play, The English Game, brings social issues alive by creating characters, not mouthpieces
Minette Marrin

From Berlin to Beijing
The tradition of the Olympic torch relay is not ancient and has nothing to do with Greece. It was in fact an invention of the Third Reich
Guy Walters

Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley

The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart

A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House