Canterbury
Double trouble in chaotic Comedy
Great times to be had in Canterbury despite occasionally clunky comedy and some scandalously overpriced wine
Major Lapse
How can a man who leaves state secrets at the bus stop keep his job?
A square prehistory of popular music
Rock versus pop, and orchestral numbers versus guitar solos
Wagner rides again
A return to enchanted tradition in Siegfried at Longborough Festival Opera
Bombastic lecture on the evil empire
From the suppression of colonial documents, Caroline Elkins spins a tale of violence
Maxxed out
Battling imposter syndrome in the brave new world
The LGBTQ+ monkeypox failure
Gay men have been failed by a lobby that trades in fear rather than facts
Sectarian cinema?
It may not be easy, but multicultural societies must embrace liberal values if they are to survive
The eye of the storm
Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque, Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
Putin’s big parade
Campaign Diary: Expect extra chest-thumping on “Soviet Victory Day”
Another Elizabeth, a second Anne
In our secular age the Queen has been Anglicanism’s most compelling representative
Bring on the big beasts
Music needs heavyweight champions to stand up for truth and excellence
Reinvention and rediscoveries
An actress turned author, a Kafkaesque fantasy and a 1960s re-release stir the imagination