With reservations, RON JACOBS recommends a deep dive into the nature, history, and mindset of US intelligence

IN THE dispiriting aftermath of the election, many may feel that there is a tragic irony in the subtitle to this collection of essays on the life and work of Labour Party founder Keir Hardie.
But they should take note of Jeremy Corbyn’s final sentence in his afterword to the book: “Hardie taught us much, above all, that his staying power against adversity could bring about change.”

GORDON PARSONS advises you to get up to speed on obscure ancient ceremonies to grasp this interpretation of a late Shakespearean tragi-comedy

GORDON PARSONS acknowledges the authority with which Sarah Kane’s theatrical justification for suicide has resonance today

GORDON PARSONS is disappointed by an unsubtle production of this comedy of upper middle class infidelity

GORDON PARSONS joins a standing ovation for a brilliant production that fuses Shakespeare’s tragedy with Radiohead's music