FROM THE MAGAZINE

September 2020

‘From the moment Trump took the oath of office, his presidency has not been about “Trumpism”. It has been about Donald Trump. Every day of the Trump presidency is like a new episode of a reality TV show.’

Books

City of the Sphinx

Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece by Paul Cartledge reviewed

By Tom Holland

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Art

We’re not going to take it — again

How the Seventies are taking us back to their future

By Titus Techera

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Books

Know better

The Polymath: A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag by Peter Burke reviewed

By Philip Hensher

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Art

Liberty and death: Jacob Lawrence’s struggle for freedom

His tale is not a ‘let’s hold hands and sing for liberty’ triumph. It’s a violent, gritty and gruesome affair

By Andrew L. Shea

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Books

Rock, a hard place

The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld reviewed

By Emily Rhodes

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Art

Office romance: I’m loving The Bureau

When real members of the DGSE saw the first season, they gave it a standing ovation

By James Delingpole

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Books

Return of the patriarch

The Family Clause by Jonas Hassen Khemiri reviewed

By Boyd Tonkin

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Books

The doctor’s dilemma

Talking Until Nightfall: Remembering Jewish Salonica, 1941-44 by Isaac Matarasso reviewed

By Rony Alfandary

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Books

On the square, on the level

The Craft: How Freemasons Made the Modern World by John Dickie reviewed

By Dominic Green

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Books

Lucky Tim

Italian Life: A Modern Fable of Loyalty and Betrayal by Tim Parks reviewed

By Graham Elliott

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