Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan and the mystery of traditional music
In becoming Bob Dylan, Robert Zimmerman entered a mysterious, invisible world
A hint of the mystical
Music has inspired two fine new productions
Bob Dylan biopic: tangled up in true
Afterwards, we can explain to them why it’s got all the details completely wrong
New tunes from a hatful of old songs
We approach Dylan’s both peerless and wildly uneven catalogue only through the after-image of his dazzling prime
The Beatles: occasionally fab four
Their output was more mixed than many critics would like to believe
Tangled up in the myth of Dylan
Age hasn’t withered Dylan. He was always running towards it, arms open wide.
The oldest rockers in town
The original generation of rock ‘n’ rollers remain more interesting than modern stars
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
The great HR survivors
As the DEI era fades, personnel heads live on as senior CEO consiglieri and hatchet-bearers
What is anger for?
If young women are going to be radical, they need to make it worth it
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
The chairwoman of the board
A story driven at a whip-crack pace, pulsing with manic energy and nail-biting
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Bach in black
CPE Bach: Berlin Symphonies (BIS)
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism
It is time for antidisestablishmentarianism
Church establishment is still worth fighting for
Canis lupus labor
Europe is a wolf coming up the path to devour the Labour Party
Leading us a not- so-merry dance
Virtually every moment of physical theatre has to include some sort of balletic lunge