Cheltenham Festival/Arts: Why we all love a riddle From the oracles of ancient Greece to the modern cryptic crossword clue, riddles have perplexed and delighted. But why do writers get such pleasure from these obscure brain-teasers?Steven Poole...
No, it’s not a larky kid-pic. We’re firmly in the realm of English horror, as one set of sallow Brits battles another even sallower. Our villains are racist murderers; our heroes embody tolerance, discipline, and a British public-school education, heavy on Latin—which, when chanted ...