Artillery Row
Goodnight Vienna
A new Austrian musical taps dark material to produce a brilliant, unsettling and darkly funny exploration of the Anschluss
Lies, damned lies, and biopics
Ridley Scott’s casual treatment of truth in Napoleon does a disservice to both history and storytelling
The meaning of the battle for Polish Television
The “liberal” suspension of the rule of law should concern us all
Why compensate the families of terrorists?
It would be immoral as well as irresponsible
Britain is draining vulnerable health systems
Short-termist immigration policies are also damaging foreign nations
Alas, poor Nigel!
What is Reform without Nigel Farage?
Debunking degrowth
Want to be poorer and less free? Do we have an ideology for you
A land of delectable paradoxes
How H.V. Morton deepened and enriched British perceptions of Wales
LGB before the T
How did the term “LGBT” become ubiquitous in a decade?
Against the imaginary conservative friend
Left-wing and liberal journalists should stop appealing to “true” conservatism
Femcel fantasies
“The Substance” is an accidentally revealing film
Sinn Féin sullied the cenotaph
Apologists for terrorism should have had nothing to do with Remembrance Sunday
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
It is good to challenge kids
That which makes us anxious can also make us strong
A dark day for Australian women
It takes more than a document to prove that you are female
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
(DTB) Don’t Trust Boris
The former prime minister is up to his old tricks
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
Getting the creeps
How should we cope with the unsettling in everyday life?
