Georgia on my mind
There is an exodus of Muscovites with money to Tbilisi and Turkey
The fanatical commissar of killing
An engaging and thoroughly readable new biography on Boris Savinkov
Don’t take the vapes!
Will there be no end to the government’s embrace of prohibitionism?
W.S. Gilbert
A wildly funny and slyly subversive comic genius who deftly skewered the mores of Victorian England
Scary cute
CUTE, a new exhibition at Somerset House is a deliciously unsettling stroll down the uncanny valley
The Cass Review is not the end
Gender ideologues are not going to give up in the face of facts
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
The ongoing reality of Russian imperialism
People rationalising Russian military intervention are betraying their ignorance of Russian history
Open season
I’m trying to stick to wild game, venison and native beef— and monogamy too
Unpacking neurodivergence and gender identity
Neurodivergent teenagers are in danger of having their struggles miscategorised
Torygeddon
The Conservatives face an extinction level election, but there’s still time for some prehistoric bloodletting
The Age of Twee
Line up and clap for the NHS, wankpuffin
The “conversion therapy” ban still makes for bad law
Recent amendments have failed to answer serious concerns about its implications
