Bowie once praised Adolf Hitler… but he was always changing his tune
I was desperately worried that you hadn’t read or heard enough platitudinous drivel about David Bowie — and therefore felt… See the full story of Bowie once praised Adolf Hitler… but he was always...
View ArticlePortrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said that, on Britain’s place in the European Union, ‘what I would like to… See the full story of Portrait of the week on The Spectator.
View ArticleHigh life
The death of David Bowie — how is it that Stephen Glover always gets it right about our over-reaction and… See the full story of High life on The Spectator.
View Article‘So quick and chancy’
When asked the question ‘What is art?’, Andy Warhol gave a characteristically flip answer (‘Isn’t that a guy’s name?’). On… See the full story of ‘So quick and chancy’ on The Spectator.
View ArticleGay tittle-tattle
The Comintern was the name given to the international communist network in the Soviet era, advancing the cause wherever it… See the full story of Gay tittle-tattle on The Spectator.
View ArticleFringe benefits
GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: (IMAGES AVAILABLE FOR LICENCE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 ONLY) The crowd enjoy the show as 'Coldplay' perform on the Pyramid Stage on day 3 of the Glastonbury Festival at...
View Article1966 and all that
Programme Name: Arena: 1966 - 50 Years Ago Today - TX: n/a - Episode: n/a (No. n/a) - Picture Shows: Carol White as Cathy and Ray Brooks as Reg star in Cathy Come Home by Jeremy Sandford 'The Wednesday...
View ArticleSpace oddity
One of David Bowie’s last works, Lazarus, is a musical based on Walter Tevis’s novel The Man Who Fell to… See the full story of Space oddity on The Spectator.
View ArticleRock’s quiet right-wingers
They will be sitting there right now, listening tearfully to the song for one last time on their dinky little… See the full story of Rock’s quiet right-wingers on The Spectator.
View ArticleA Bowie tribute album: Arctic Monkey’s Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino reviewed
Grade: B+ Oh, terrific — a concept album about a 1970s hotel somewhere in space, plus an attack on our…
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