The Critics
Haunting Ghosts
Two timely dramatisations of espionage in the Middle East
Tove Jansson’s humane vision
A major Paris exhibition highlights timeless themes of the Finnish artist’s ouvre
Forever stuck in the nineties
Sarah Lucas and the sexual revolution that wasn’t
Frans Hals’ sense of fun
A delightful display of portraiture at the National Gallery
A maverick medic
A theatrical biography of a life saver
Is the party over for festivals?
Why music festivals have lost their purpose
Content warning
On triggering opera and Arts Council England
Banned played on
The hit on Roisin Murphy’s ‘Hit Parade’
A new madonna
On AI and authenticity
Wall St wolves
On money, morality and motive in three films
Send the tools to finish the job
It is imperative that the West once again becomes “the great arsenal of democracy”
Preaching to a dwindling choir
Once the default denomination of tycoons and the WASP elite, America’s Episcopal Church is struggling
A festival for women — and men?
You cannot address the underrepresentation of women by including men
Jamie Tradescant: highbrow sports journalist
Jamie’s articles are not simply a riot of historical and philosophical allusions — no, they are all about style
Common prayer
Britain, and her monarchy, have a language fitted for times of joy and sorrow alike — so why does the Church of England make such poor use of our traditional liturgy?
When youth becomes period drama
The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment
An unconvincing case against the UNRWA
It should take more evidence to strip the Palestinians of essential support
Devolution has been a disaster
SNP incompetence is a feature of the system and not a bug
Behind the sofa government
Current Tory strategy consists in hiding and hoping the voters don’t notice the mess
The campaign against National Conservatism is a disgrace
A peaceful conference is facing state and activist intimidation
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
