Zadie Smith on libraries and the state of the state
How did something as fine and useful as a public library become an ideological issue?
A.A. Gill’s magnificent defense of London
Gill — bless him — dispenses with the cheeky cockneys and pearly kings of the imaginary London
For those who think London’s going to hell
Good news: it has been going to hell for 50 years, since the knife fights between Mods and Rockers
Arab arts and political radicals in London this weekend
And there are cool Arab arts of all sorts in London this summer
Chikashi Miyamoto on bespoke suits and biking for children
Riding from London to Edinburgh to support the UK children’s charity The Place2Be