On the passing of the great generation
In memoriam Simon Preston CBE, ob. 13.V.2022 & James Bowman CBE, ob. 27.III.2023
The quietest guest of all
The clavichord makes up for a lack of grandeur with extraordinary expressiveness
Forgettable history of forgotten music
These four composers deserve to be remembered without exaggeration in service of social revanchism
Princeton’s friend of the Iranian people
Reza Aslan’s flawed account is better than nothing
De-Goulding: an incomplete coda
Part two of Mahan Esfahani’s deconstruction of the modern association of pianist Glenn Gould with Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Before and after gould
Bach’s Goldberg Variations have a rich history that far transcend its modern association with Glenn Gould
Debunking the decline deniers
Armed police at Christmas markets are a bad sign however you look at it
Iranian women deserve more support
Self-styled internationalists are failing them
Kemi Badenoch’s bad spell
Badenoch keeps bowling lop hops to Keir Starmer
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
The curious incuriosity of multiculturalists
We cannot blind ourselves to differences between people
Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn, European
Where does shitposting end and statesmanship begin?
The right-on, left-wing oppressors
A flaw in the design of academic studies makes the Left appear less authoritarian than the Right
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
White male conservatives for identity politics
Kemi Badenoch’s supporters should have fewer illusions
Party in the U.S.S.R.
Shortages, queues and giant slogan-laden banners were the order of the day as the party faithful gathered
