The Critics
A sharp satire perfect for Critic readers
We should be giving copies of this magazine away at every screening
Operettas for the apocalypse
As we career merrily ever deeper into the end-times, what is the appropriate soundtrack for civilisational collapse?
Soothing sounds in time of war
There are expectations going back to 1948 that musicians turn up to provide relief
The curious case of the “Gaylor” affair
Whatever the framing, the sexuality is the story
A night of spectacle and special effects
Stranger Things: The First Shadow designers aren’t afraid to raid the treasure trove
High art or high camp?
Elektra, Royal Opera House
Row, row, row your boat
“The Boys On The Boat” is wholesome but unconvincing
Goodnight Vienna
A new Austrian musical taps dark material to produce a brilliant, unsettling and darkly funny exploration of the Anschluss
The imagination of Ensor
The great Belgian painter could enliven the most mundane scenes
Behind the scenes at the museums
The exhibits missing from the globe’s galleries and museums
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
No, the King has not converted
A bizarre conspiracy theory
that Charles III is a Muslim is
easily shown to be false
Where hatreds meet
Antisemitism and misogyny have a lot in common
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
The errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Truth and consequences for ministers
Former Ministers should be hauled back before MPs to justify their poor decisions
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
Giles Treadwell
Old-style literary agent