The Critics
Polish lessons for Ukrainian reconstruction
What can the Ukrainians learn from post-war Warsaw?
Aryan idol
On the surprising legacy of an iconic eleventh century sculpture.
Moscow rules
The machinations of Russian regime are dramatised in a new play.
Requiem for London’s music
How London has lost its place as a classical music capital.
The cat in a hat
A colourful glimpse into a dramatic feast of sex and death
Be more Wham!
What men today can learn from the success of a 1980s pop duo.
Acting his age
What happens to film franchises when action heroes age?
Summer viewing
Top television recommendations for the summer from Adam LeBor
Remembering an unfashionable writer
BBC Radio 4 attempts to resurrect fallen literary figures.
Why it’s time to drop Don Giovanni
Mariame Clément’s new production of Don Giovanni falls prey to modern mores.
Live not by kayfabe
The dark side of professional wrestling is the dark side of institutional life
Dissent is not hatred
We must resist the idea that disagreement with modish beliefs is reducible to ill-feeling
The Church of England has failed on gender
To pursue kindness at the expense of truth is self-defeating
The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
British universities have a China problem
The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression
All small talk
Dwarf uprisings, Daleks and disreputable handymen
And the band played on
Cash crisis in the arts — what’s new?
The long and winding road
Join us on our journey down the roads of the 1800s
13 Years Later
Who could be inspired by this zombie conservatism?
The problem with securonomics
A genuine strategy for increasing our economic security and resilience as a society would not start with the state
Murders for March
Sharp lines, twisting plots and colourful characters
