March 2025


Books February 14, 2025

David Lodge, the master of Anglo-American campus humor

For sheer entertainment value, it is ‘campus trilogy’ of Changing Places, Small World and Nice Work that can hardly be bettered

Alexander Larman

Books February 14, 2025

Veteran journalist Edward Wong on his memoir of food and feud

‘Drawing the emotions out of my father was the most challenging part’

Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

Music February 14, 2025

The underground music scene reshaping Dubai’s cultural landscape

There’s growing appetite for original content centered on values and the artists who perform it

Alexander Bull

Art February 14, 2025

The genuine faker John Myatt

He once painted fakes to trick art galleries; now he paints them for wealthy customers

Adrian Brune

Art February 14, 2025

Barcelona rising

Graffiti in the old city is disappearing — in comes a host of new art treasures

William Newton

Books and Arts February 14, 2025

This month in culture: March 2025

What to watch this March

The Spectator