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Murders for late November
From Shakespeare to Agatha Christie, crime novels invoke the genre’s heritage, sometimes ably and sometimes not
All’s foul in fetishised violence
The feminist fix: Legislators must close the loophole that allows men to claim “rough sex” as an excuse for rape and murder
Ring of fire
The ENO’s production of The Valkyrie may lack flames, but it is convincing nonetheless
High-voltage Haitink recalled
Bernard Haitink, who died last month, was a conducting master
The ECB fails to deliver
A horrible split is emerging in the English game where one side fears the other is deliberately plotting the destruction of county cricket
Business as usual in Peppa Pig World
Forget cake, it’s Boris’s porkie pies that will cause him problems
Male authors: the sun also sets
Give up writing, men – the world will be a happier place when you do
The Critic Books Podcast: Learwife
The first episode of The Critic Books Podcast: in conversation with J. R. Thorp.
If you don’t have something compliant to say…
“Mandatory duties” under the Equality Act leave employers with little alternative but silent lunches
Jeepers creepers
Why do men with questionable histories want to work with vulnerable women?