Issue: December-January 2026

For hardcore old opera buffers, there are still a few places of refuge

James Milner will break Gareth Barry’s record, and no one better deserving

Or, how to come across as a person of taste and refinement in the annual back-slapping fest

This party season one can very much sport what one wore last Yule

Since the band broke up, Gary’s second career has proceeded in fits and starts

If mixers could talk, the Kitchenaid would say it had served in `Nam

Hollywood’s most well-known tunesmith now has a doorstopper biography

Spend a bit more, and you’ll find that Cava is now infinitely better than it was

The poetry of Tennyson is no gorgeous trick of words, no siren song

No art form is more subtle, more visceral, more preposterous and more life-affirming than opera