The battle for modern architecture
Listed landmarks face the threat of short-sightedness and greed
The beauty of Brutalism
Durham’s concrete masterpiece needs love, not the wrecking ball
Being the girl in the green jumper
Cyril Mann’s muse, Renske Mann, rescues the artist from forgotten obscurity
The empire strikes back
France is going to the polls in the shadow of its colonial past
Rich history of the revolutionary poor
When rebellion stalked the streets of London
The Critic Books Podcast: Portable Magic
Lucasta Miller discusses Emma Smith’s new book
King of the clay court
On the red clay of Stade Roland Garros, Nadal is God
Beware of trans affirmation therapy
The feminist fix: Empower teenage girls, rather than telling them who they are
Erwin Schulhoff: Violin sonatas (Orfeo/FHR)
Virtuosity amidst violence
Singing lessons
Spare us the social justice preaching
The BBC can’t fix its class problems with quotas
The Corporation’s diversity obsession is the problem, not the solution
Pärt, Poulenc, Stravinsky (BR Klassik)
This is a brilliant concert of three sacred works
Germany in the Baroque Age
Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the cultural achievements of the Baroque Age in the German states