Christopher Tayler
@mansfieldvonrank.bsky.social
Writer and editor. New York Review of Books, Harper's, London Review of Books, Financial Times, Guardian etc. Robert Silvers Prize for Literary Criticism 2025.
Can report that murmuring "Sweet dreams, my love, my little baby bird" in one's partner's ear in an RFK Jr. voice doesn't go over as well as Olivia Nuzzi would have us believe.
December 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Can report that murmuring "Sweet dreams, my love, my little baby bird" in one's partner's ear in an RFK Jr. voice doesn't go over as well as Olivia Nuzzi would have us believe.
RIP writer/player/producer on the greatest pop music of all time for Stax, white guy who played mostly with black musicians at time when white radio wouldn't play them, and greatest of all Telecasters players.
December 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
RIP writer/player/producer on the greatest pop music of all time for Stax, white guy who played mostly with black musicians at time when white radio wouldn't play them, and greatest of all Telecasters players.
Was going to apply for this £180k tutoring gig, but I am lacking in royal household experience, and suspect I would fail the "must have been raised in a socially appropriate background" test too.
October 23, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Was going to apply for this £180k tutoring gig, but I am lacking in royal household experience, and suspect I would fail the "must have been raised in a socially appropriate background" test too.
People say Tolstoy didn't have a sense of humour but come on
October 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
People say Tolstoy didn't have a sense of humour but come on
Just tested, no complaints.
September 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Just tested, no complaints.
Good to see that even in hyper-radicalised Telegraph, "Belgians being funny foreigners" still outweighs "we are desperately offended by any criticism of imperialism."
June 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Good to see that even in hyper-radicalised Telegraph, "Belgians being funny foreigners" still outweighs "we are desperately offended by any criticism of imperialism."
Read this quite recently and thought, well this sure wouldn't get such a nice mainstream edition now
June 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Read this quite recently and thought, well this sure wouldn't get such a nice mainstream edition now
The Hollywood Walk of Fame style bit on the front near the old swimming pool complex is excellent too.
June 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The Hollywood Walk of Fame style bit on the front near the old swimming pool complex is excellent too.
The emojis on sticks there are a strange touch.
June 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The emojis on sticks there are a strange touch.
Time to read Manon Lescaut I guess
May 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Time to read Manon Lescaut I guess
Judging by the BBC liveblog the Sycamore Gap tree-felling trial is the KLF "Chill Out" of criminal trials
April 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Judging by the BBC liveblog the Sycamore Gap tree-felling trial is the KLF "Chill Out" of criminal trials
If I had any money I would invest it in this. Amazing returns, like clockwork, with almost no risk! They're a bit cagey about how it works but I guess that only to be expected.
April 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
If I had any money I would invest it in this. Amazing returns, like clockwork, with almost no risk! They're a bit cagey about how it works but I guess that only to be expected.
Which way, western woman?
March 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Which way, western woman?
He developed the ability to elevate his arm at a 45 degree angle?
February 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
He developed the ability to elevate his arm at a 45 degree angle?
The day we've all dreaded has come. Can't express how miserable this makes me.
January 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The day we've all dreaded has come. Can't express how miserable this makes me.
The royal cult of Brexit
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
January 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The royal cult of Brexit
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Goodbye to Martin Amis
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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January 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Goodbye to Martin Amis
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Muriel Spark
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
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January 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Muriel Spark
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
JG Farrell
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
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January 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
JG Farrell
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
Anna Burns
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
January 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Anna Burns
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
JM Coetzee’s Jesus trilogy
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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January 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
JM Coetzee’s Jesus trilogy
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...