1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (823+ words) The Spectator Australia Delightful Rossini at Glyndebourne Glyndebourne, until 9 July It's impossible to say what Rossini would have made of Glyndebourne's production of Il turco in Italia, but you can bet on one thing " he'd have brought the mother of…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (365+ words) The unclued lights (two of two words) can be arranged to form the first line of a poem and the name of the poet. 1 One reprimanded over nothing is kept apart (8) 6 Chinese way of brewing clear tea with miso (6) 13" Rows…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (146+ words) As seen in the Telegraph Two thoughts on the sad and controversial death of Henry Nowak. The first is about Kemi. Wow. She really is The One. While Nigel Farage has angrily stomped about, demanding certain laws and policies be…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (305+ words) It would certainly elevate a negroni, but you fear wasting its potential in a cocktail" The vermouth hour was once a custom in most Spanish towns. It's the moment after midday but before lunch, when one can enjoy a break…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (766+ words) The Spectator Australia Pity us poor Celtic fans Although the past few footballing weeks have been dominated by the convulsive conclusion to Arsenal's season " and the upcoming few will be dominated by the World Cup " I wonder if some of…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (141+ words) The event was a rare catastrophe for Magnus Carlsen, who finished in the bottom half after losing four classical games (including two against Praggnanandhaa) and winning only three. Their first game ended in wild complications where either side might have…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (756+ words) The Spectator Australia Spielberg fumbles his final sci-fi Steven Spielberg has said his latest film, Disclosure Day, is "the summation of my life in science fiction, which began with Close Encounters of the Third Kind and ends here. (He is…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (515+ words) In the artistic pecking order, illustration long languished behind what were seen as the fine arts, even though it was the one art form that most of us would come across every single day. Not unrelated to the status issue,…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (527+ words) When Aston Villa won the Europa League recently, the focus was less on the football than on the Prince of Wales bawling "Sweet Caroline. And while images of Wills bouncing in his box and cheering his favourite team wouldnt seem…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (627+ words) The Spectator Australia Symbol of wisdom or harbinger of death " the owl preserves its mystery The many legends of humans and gods taking owl form continue to give the ghostly nocturnal predator an indefinable allure William Collins, pp. 256, 20 As the…...