Concert
Have I seen the future of music?
On a performance in three dimensions for all five senses
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
Very naughty boys
Progressive parenting is all very well but sometimes misbehaviour needs a firmer approach
Good for the sole
April calls for a recipe that combines the incoming and departing treats
Ukraine cannot avoid partition
Ukraine must not capitulate and demilitarise, but de-facto partition is now an inevitability
Renewing academia
The Centre for Heterodox Social Science represents a positive alternative to a field increasingly dominated by progressive ideology
The king and the boss
Turkish President Erdoğan is no fan of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu — and vice versa
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
British spies and the IRA
Blair, Clinton, Ahern et al were credited with putting together the Northern Ireland peace deal, but 800 British agents also played their part
The stench of Chanel No 5
Set mainly in Nazi-occupied Paris, The New Look tells the story of Coco Chanel and Christian Dior
First impressions
The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
