Passion and percussion
Two tastes of Chinese culture in London
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
Where are the calls for blasphemy laws coming from?
We should consider the voters as well as the politicians
Robot recipes
Against cooking by algorithm
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
Will Starmer’s immigration gambit backfire?
The prime minister might have opened a box that he cannot close
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
Getting the measure of the Russian bear
A defensive concern under the right conditions can morph into a warrant for brutal expansionism
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
Murders of 2024
Jeremy Black reviews the best (and worst) murders from the last year
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
