Artillery Row
The Crimean War
Professor Jeremy Black on how Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire found themselves fighting together in the Crimea
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
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?
Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows
Solar energy is a pipe dream — if Europe is serious about net-zero, we should invest in nuclear