The Critics
Mystery of the tainted cache
The Gurlitt affair looked as if it might be unpicked but it has proved intractable
A long-term bet we must take
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the show will go on again; it always does
Do mention the war
The Deer Hunter remains the most affecting of Vietnam movies, Christopher Silvester writes
Rave that runs out of puff
Summertime and the streaming is easy, but Netflix’s White Lines leaves Adam LeBor cold
Lights, camera, chaos
Our board-treading gossip columnist grapples with actors on Zoom
An opera critic in lockdown
The critic, like a used-up traveller in ladies’ corsetry in a Fifties film, is enjoying a happy furlough
Shakespeare in the West Bank
Adam LeBor has found one of the most immersive, and exhausting, experiences television has to offer
The mobster and the Method
Al Capone’s relationship with the movies goes back a long way, writes Christopher Silvester
Running scared of religion
Shelley’s story prompts us to consider the relationship between The Almighty and man
All you need is luck
Everything with The Beatles happened at double time, thrilling but draining too, says Sarah Ditum
Let’s start a cat flap
Why do cute predators get a pass from conservationists?
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
Getting the measure of the Russian bear
A defensive concern under the right conditions can morph into a warrant for brutal expansionism
They call it Poppy love
Poppy is, simply, a dog who knows what she wants
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
This is England, nor are we out of it
Englishness isn’t an ethnicity, or even an idea. It’s more like auto-destructive art
Into the setting sun…
Next summer, head west to Pembrokeshire
Hoorah for winter!
Life comes alive again in October when you can start anticipating proper National Hunt racing
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
Trump’s Bitcoin Boom
The UK should clarify its stance on the leading cryptocurrency sooner rather than later
Rising above the mob
Questioning is kryptonite to the genderist cause
