Don’t patronise female students
It’s insulting to think that women have to be treated with kid gloves
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
Advertisements for themselves
Michael Craig-Martin and the sad afterlife of conceptual art
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
Should we feel pity for the Pelicot accused?
To have endured pain does not excuse inflicting pain
Out of Africa
You can say what you like about European empires, but they improved African cooking
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
Dissertations and their discontents
PhD funding is a valid subject for debate but social media mobs are not the answer
Burgundy on a budget
In search of the wine lover’s holy grail
The Warburg refurbished
The institute used to feel intellectually introverted
The iconoclast’s last defence
Artistic excuses for Just Stop Oil are confused and opportunistic
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
