Constantinople
Pardonable sensationalism
Kevin Lygo’s ‘The Emperors of Byzantium’ revives the dynastic, top-down history deemed passé by academics
Assaulting statues
The history of iconoclasm offers deeper lessons than are on display in the current statue-toppling craze
Fifth magician blues
He made the tea, he forged the autographs, and only once did he run out of plectrums
Parklife people
This book has a brilliant premise but, frustratingly, it doesn’t quite work
Get religion or get lost
In an age of rising religious conflict, religious literacy is not an optional extra
Therapy is making children ill
What would really help children’s mental health is talk about resilience
The other Camus
The controversial author’s work is filled not just with anger but with autumnal regret
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
Learning in the round
Spreading fingers over a globe, not pinching them on a screen, is the best way to answer questions
The end of Pevsner
The monumental work of maintaining a live record of the architecture of the UK and Ireland is in danger of being abandoned
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals