Judah Friedlander Live!
In his perversity, absurdity, and bleakness, Friedlander taps the mood of American politics now
Starring Chelsea Peretti as Herself
The moments of interruption in Peretti’s stand-up reveal the constructedness of what we are watching
Trusting Dave Chappelle
The comedian’s 8:46 show is a stand-up special with few jokes
Streaming Daniel Kitson
The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church explores the possibility of human connection
What can Joe Biden learn from fictitious Presidents?
Alexander Larman lists the fictitious Presidents who Joe Biden would be wise to emulate – and those he definitely shouldn’t
Time’s up for licence fee
The BBC must face reality over its future funding
You’re getting the lockdown you deserve
The only remaining options for the UK are lockdowns or doing nothing at all
Was test and trace doomed to fail?
If nothing else, Dido Harding has outperformed her European counterparts
Ignorance on the Cam
The latest issue of University of Cambridge’s Alumni Magazine encourages ignorant rejection of Britain’s past
The danger of rewriting history
There is a concerted attempt to reconstruct what children are taught about their history
Evolution of a master
Davey’s selection has given us a deeper understanding of the value and practice of drawing
Derrida deconstructed
Derrida’s prose, which stops being turgid only in order to be turbid, is utterly incomprehensible
Prokofiev/Miaskovsky: Symphonies (LAWO Classics)
Norman Leberecht laments not being able to give the Oslo Philharmonic the five stars they deserve
Good Night! (Erato)
French pianist Bertrand Chamayou’s compilation of lullabies shows a degree of taste and independence unusual in a young soloist still at the start of his journey