Alexander Cohen
Alexander Cohen is an Arts Critic. He tweets at @CohenCritic
The eye of the storm
Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque, Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
The Sea! The Sea!
Southbank Sinfonia Baroque at St John’s Smith Square
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
The nurseryfication of culture
Alienation has encouraged the normalisation of childishness
Pornhub exposed
The tenth most visited website in the world was effectively castrated by a middle-aged American mum
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
Procedural Man
The Process is good, the Process is correct, no matter what, trust the Process
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
The truth about Notting Hill Carnival
We should be more honest about the dark side of the event