The Critics
Finn noir
A Bergmanesque miasma of gloom hangs over every episode in this new Scandinavian thriller
Dear and hateful
Christopher Silvester shows how Konchalovsky has one of the strangest careers in world cinema
Elusive quest for impartiality
I would cavil at the curse of the presenter monologue, tending to sway the audience one way or the other, reveals Anne McElvoy
Mystery of the lost Rembrandt
Michael Prodger tracks the story of a lost masterpiece
Not Justin time
Sarah Ditum says that the focus on Timberlake as a bad agent conveniently forgets the machine behind him
Losing the plot
Robert Thicknesse reveals how in searching for meaning, opera adaptations are becoming more obscure
Myth of Igor, the Great Composer
Norman Lebrecht says an affair with Coco Chanel did Stravinsky’s PR, and hers, no harm at all
Concern grows over Hugh Bonneville
And Piers Brosnan’s Irish accent leaves something to be desired
Radio cashes in on theatre’s loss
Radio drama is prone to over-signalling regional differences, says Anne McElvoy
Swim and tonic
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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
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
Tolerating the intolerant — and the intolerable
The right’s refusal to confront political Islam has helped entrench it in Britain
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
Devolution has been a disaster
Wales, and the United Kingdom at large, are weaker for the devolution project
“Treatment” does not make child predators safe
People who abuse children must be kept away from children