Features
Long-form journalism, investigations, and essays from the print edition.
Why Are You Asking Me This?
We asked a host of eminent minds a series of inane questions.
25 July 2021
Club Couture
You've been subpoena’d by Anna Wintour! An inside look at London Fashion Week.
25 July 2021
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Did they tell jokes two thousand years ago? And were they any good?
7 July 2021
Everyman His Own Football
Hark at the golden age of DIY counterfeits.
25 May 2021
Monkey Tennis
A compendium of excruciatingly bad pitches.
23 May 2021
A Series of Unfortunate Names
George Hitler declined to speak to the writer.
5 May 2021
Hounds of Love
Digging into the dark world of puppy breeding.
25 April 2021
A Jesus Fish out of Water
Our investigation, in collaboration with the Guardian, looks back at the controversial politician’s year in south-west London.
25 April 2021
Fourth Estate or Fifth Column?
We asked a series of journalists and experts how they saw the relationships between patronage, print and power in Britain today.
22 April 2021
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
In the wake of London's post-pandemic reopening, our insider pondered the future of the necrotic British theatre industry.
13 April 2021
Inside the Producer’s Studio
Factual television is one of the most influential arenas in British culture. But our insider has serious concerns about what is happening behind the camera.
5 March 2021
Pray not to Be Gay
Inside the sick, sad world of conversion therapy.
29 November 2020