Our deepest, darkest fears
The transgressive, transmedial and transnational nature of the Gothic genre
The Sport of Kings
The Grand National and the culture of horseracing in art and literature
Our “Nation’s Village Hall” turns 150
Anna Price tracks the emergence and endurance of Albertopolis, and how the Royal Albert Hall ties it all together
The ‘equalities’ agenda has backfired
Luther King Jr’s dream of a colour-free world is being thwarted by professional anti-racists
Clementi House
From music to medicine: the secrets of a Kensington home
Traditional rebels
Why music students are resisting the new teaching regime
Do hurt people hurt people?
This popular cliché attempts to be generous but ends up implying that victims are tainted
First impressions
The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition
The poverty of “Singapore-on-Thames”
Britain can take inspiration from other countries but it cannot merely imitate them
Jonathan Glazer’s speech was an affirmation of Jewishness
Critics who accuse him of denying his identity have things backwards
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
Open season
I’m trying to stick to wild game, venison and native beef— and monogamy too
The F-word
A serious accusation should be treated with appropriate seriousness
“Moral debt” is classic watermelon politics
Do left-wing economists believe that there is anything to which wealth redistribution is not the answer?
A Freudian slip
Was Golden Age Vienna the birthplace of the modern mind?
It’s the only one for me, nicotine
Once again, public health fanaticism is being prioritised over simple pleasures
Britain’s first postmodern election
What Galloway’s victory really tells us about Britain
