Ayers Rock
The real tragedy of Ayers Rock
The ban on climbing Australia’s most famous landmark will do nothing to help the Aborigines it purports to protect
Murders for March
Sharp lines, twisting plots and colourful characters
Equal opportunities fleecing
This blinkered trade’s endless thwarting of talented homosexuals has gone on too long
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
Prepare for takeoff
Masters of the Air is a visually impressive aerial WW2 adventure with the potential to go far
Three novelists pushing the bloat out
Some novels still dare to leave the reader’s hand unheld — without universal success
Silence speaks volumes
Lee Anderson speaks out — or, at least, gets someone else to do it for him
How NatCon was saved
An attempted cancellation flopped in Brussels — but the bad taste remains
The grim reality of a citizens’ assembly
A seemingly democratic initiative was nothing of the sort
Ghostbusted
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is heroically pointless
Explaining the gender gap in politics
Why men and women have been marching in different ideological directions
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
