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Don’t cancel, forgive
(4 minute read) We must choose ‘between forgiveness and condemnation’, says the great French thinker Rémi Brague. Rafael Miner reports.
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A pauper’s Christmas
(6 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst goes beyond the Christmas card imagery to discover the disturbing truth about life in Victorian England.
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Christmas against the Nazis
(5 minute read) Joseph Evans describes how a Christmas ski trip prepared a heroic group of German students for their later anti-Nazi activism.
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O Come ALL ye faithful …
(3 minute read) Nicole Law reflects on the challenges facing humanity as she sets up her Christmas crib.
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The hidden meaning of Christmas art
(5 minute read) Carolyn Morrison offers a guide to the meaning and message of Christmas through five very different artworks, from Bruegel to Banksy.
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From pagan Yule to carols and cribs
(8 minute read) Jasmine Jones uncovers the history of Christmas as we know it, from pagan Yule to carols and cribs.
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Van Gogh revealed
(6 minute read) Forget the paintings, read his letters to discover the real Vincent, says Lisa Fraser.
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Life lessons in an art gallery
(5 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst finds surprisingly modern insights in the work of an 18th century French artist.
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Faking the past: when debunking becomes distorting
(5 minute read) An exhibition about the Emperor Nero made Lisa Fraser ask how we should deal with history's 'fake news'.
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The walls are crumbling … but oh so slowly
(7 minute read) Tribal enmity still stalks the streets of Northern Ireland, but Maddy Fry finds signs of a less fraught future on the horizon.
