Elegy for the phoneless youth
The lost romance of growing up without the internet
From commemoration to cosplay
We are losing sight of what we claim to be remembering
What happened to horror films?
Watery idealism is robbing the genre of its fear
The secret diary of Adrian Chiles (aged 55 11/12ths)
A glimpse of genius at work
Crowdfunding in an empty street
Not everyone can succeed at the art of asking
Criticising the critics
Ideology has triumphed over art
The comedy of inclusive disrespect
Laughter can unite us
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
Criminal damage remains criminal
A new judgment has challenged a convoluted legal defence of property damage
Their transition too (w/ Emma B)
Children are not secondary characters in their parents’ story
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
The truth about sex
No amount of clever-clever language games can obscure basic biological facts
Less than an animal?
It is surely wrong that animal foetuses enjoy more protection under the law than human ones
Train lines to nowhere
The farcical naming of new overground lines has exposed the fragility of progressivism
And the band played on
Cash crisis in the arts — what’s new?
Seeing through Judith Butler
Very little substance lurks within the obscure prose
Marshalling India’s maharajahs
Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States by John Zubrzycki
Down the primrose WPATH
Responsible medical authorities must reject the dangerous nonsense of gender-affirming care
