May 10, 2021
When, not if?
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On Scottish independence & the 2021 U.K. elections.
Topic: “Scotland”
Reconsiderations March 2021
Caledonian seeker
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On Alexander Carmichael’s compendium of Celtic Christianity.
Features September 2020
Gray mists & ancient stones
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An excerpt from Book Two of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s forthcoming memoir Between Two Millstones.
Jul 24, 2020
Week in review
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On Vasily Grossman, Robin Fleming & the Golden Age of Sail.
Features February 2020
Gertrude Himmelfarb & the Enlightenment
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On the achievements and legacy of the late historian.
Nov 12, 2018
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Russia’s history in art, Rome’s modern ruins, the reign of Itzhak Perlman & more from the world of culture.
Features September 2018
Marvelous Muriel
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On the life and legacy of the fiery Scottish novelist.
Features December 2017
Highland time
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A review of Highland Retreats: The Architecture and Interiors of Scotland’s Romantic North by Mary Miers.
Sep 12, 2017
The Critic’s Notebook
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On highland retreats, Parisian aesthetes & more from the world of culture.
Art June 2016
Exhibition note
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On “Scottish Artists 1750–1900: From Caledonia to the Continent” at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace.