Conspiracy Theories
The “mulatto” Queen
Lisa Hilton debunks a growing myth about a monarch’s consort
The hollowness of postliberalism
Its vagueness and sentimentality encourage political opportunism
Kimchi culture
A new gallery pursues a pungent kind of artistic and intellectual renewal
Peers but not equals
Ferdinand Ries: Symphonies 1&2 (Ondine); Franz Clement: Solo violin works (Naxos)
For realism, against Scottish nationalism
Progress depends on rejecting the delusions of independence
Messing with the master’s work
Beethoven: Emperor Concerto; Brett Dean: A Winter’s Journey (Orchid)
Foxy old Labour
Going after private schools would be an act of pointless institutional vandalism
The bizarre campaign against Physician Associates
The interests of doctors are being elevated above the interests of patients
Starmer and the blob
The Conservatives must focus on our constitutional order
Vicarious pleasure
On the enduring allure of celebrity cast-offs
Gelding: the pros
Bring back the castratos? Might as well
Living in the 80s
Did popular culture peak four decades ago?
