Culture

To the bitter end

Why on earth would we want to see the same tawdry old stories endlessly re-enacted?

On Opera
The Polish Volin, Vol. 2 (Chandos)

The atmosphere is so thick you’d need a charcuterie knife to cut it

Lebrecht's Album of the Week
A lecture in unflagging naivety

If you want your views of the wrongness of Brexit confirmed, this dull book will do so

Books
Miserable minimalism

Lisa Hilton says a prime spot near the kitchen is no compensation for a bewilderingly bad evening

Eating Out
Cooking the books

Few writers do justice to food, but the exceptions are glorious, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Eating In
The dram team

Glenturret is a single malt of rare quality and maturity and with the hue of polished mahogany

Eating In
Long players

As long as the fans are alive, it seems that a band can keep going

On Pop
Goodnight, Mr Bond

It’s time to let the man who saved the world, and the cinema, rest in peace.

Artillery Row
In praise of the fruit of the barley

This is an enthusiastic and fluent guide to the world of beer, with an understanding that what makes it such a joy is to do with how it makes us feel

Books
The Trojan Horse of Stonewall

Why did the BBC give money to a pro-trans lobby group in the first place?

Artillery Row