A New York conservative’s writing life

The unconventional instrumentation favoured by Tortoise is an indicator of how many different lineups have always jostled for space under the jazz umbrella. The national treasure that is The Pete Alle

Movie magic I watched A Day to Remember after reading John Bird’s column [Issue 1697, 15-26 December]. Please say thank you to him. The movie had a depth and poignancy that I would have missed if he h

A critic with ‘an almost devout passion for good poems’

A liberal thinker about the American century

Leigh Lawson has embraced acting and poetry with the same determination that sustained Marie Lloyd, the music-hall queen whose memorabilia he collects, as Carla Passino discovers