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
A return, a reissue, a brilliant new voice
The best, and the not-so-great, new fiction to read this month
Feasts in far pavilions
The cricket tea season will soon be upon us
Kino Kyiv
What to watch inform yourself about the rich Ukrainian cinematic tradition
Three act tragedy
The Wagatha Christie case reveals the addictive fun of gossip — but also its corrosive power
Covid amnesty for everyone but the politicians
MPs made their bed, but that doesn’t mean we have to lie in it
Know your Ally
Just who are our plucky Ukrainian friends?
Like Stalin, like Putin
Putin is having his Stalin moment, and may regret it
Bring back Victorian YIMBY-ism
We cling to the buildings our 19th century forebears left behind, but they would decry our squeamishness
Putin’s terror war
Campaign Diary: why is Russia threatening chemical and nuclear strikes?
The sound of love
Robert Schumann expresses the intense passion and despair of true love better than any other composer
A square prehistory of popular music
Rock versus pop, and orchestral numbers versus guitar solos