Culture
Don’t mention the war, or Alf Garnett
The ‘offensive’ TV landmarks censored from Britain’s answer to Netflix
An adult view of monarchy
The artistic achievement of ‘The Crown’ has been undervalued
Who’d want to be a critic?
Criticism has died at London’s newspaper
Naughty but nice
Every six months or so opera surfaces from its undersea lair, like a Bond villain, to enter public consciousness — generally when it’s been naughty.
The art of attribution and the attribution of art
The older the work, the harder it is to be sure what it is or who it’s by. So how do the experts decide?
The Critic Interview: Gilbert and George
Michael Prodger meets the defiantly independent duo who back Brexit and resent the hostility of the art establishment towards them
The beauty of Brutalism
Durham’s concrete masterpiece needs love, not the wrecking ball
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
In the city
From the suburbs to the estates
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Spotify Wrapped is good for the soul
On the joys of exploring a year in music
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
The opportunism of anti-police activists
Continued agitation around the death of Chris Kaba is inexcusable
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
An open letter against assisted dying
118 academics oppose the Leadbeater Bill
The horrors of VAR
Technology is making the beautiful game less beautiful
