Banksy
Art for oligarchs’ sake
Divorced from aesthetic considerations, the modern art business is a refuge for the uber-rich
Banksy and the triumph of banality
How the shallow culture warrior hoodwinked a generation
The false prophets of war and turmoil
All eight of Whatmore’s subjects would have been astounded by the
stability of the British state through the 19th century
Leaving Kindland, entering reality
“Being kind” at the expense of truth and reason can make us nothing of the kind
A sharp satire perfect for Critic readers
We should be giving copies of this magazine away at every screening
The once and future Right?
Could Argentina’s “madman” President rescue his country from a century of decline?
When youth becomes period drama
The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment
The end of Pevsner
The monumental work of maintaining a live record of the architecture of the UK and Ireland is in danger of being abandoned
February letters
Questioning Cameron, cautioning Houellebecq and disputing the image of God
A festival for women — and men?
You cannot address the underrepresentation of women by including men
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
Judith Butler has a projection problem
It is she, not gender-critical feminists, who seems to be afraid
