Bertrand Burgalat
French Class
Michael Collins looks back Bertrand Burgalat’s career as the architect for the modern French pop sound
Live not by kayfabe
The dark side of professional wrestling is the dark side of institutional life
Long story short
Movie length seems to have become a way for directors to tell us what serious people they are
Beheading a pigeon
For all its quirks, bushcraft offered valuable insights into modernity and tradition
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
He’ll never let the old flag fall
Lee Anderson will never stand for insult, especially the insult of never being invited round for dinner
Michael Gove’s convenient conversion won’t be enough
Britain’s economic dysfunction runs very deep indeed
The invasiveness of voice notes
Don’t send them, and if you must send them keep them short
The spectre of the past
The “Great English Ghost Story” offers a form of comfort and is rooted in the ache of nostalgia for a more elegant era
Katharine Birbalsingh is wrong about religion in schools
Education should prepare us for the good life, not just good grades
The sentinel sleeps in Lothian
A new book is full of architectural treasures that the Scottish Government should do a better job of treasuring
The problem with puberty blockers
Ministers must step in to prevent the NHS from experimenting on children
