Culture
Good and evil on the new frontier
Our current ethical guidelines are hopelessly inadequate for a new era of unimaginable technological change
Ubiquitous, but bloody good
Time and global success hasn’t dimmed the appeal of dinner at Nobu
Inclusion isn’t a dirty word
Conservatism is the really inclusive worldview, because it offers us rules to live by
Studio: The 2022 Venice Biennale
Cecilia Alemani has produced an exceptionally intelligent and delightful Biennale
Clearly raising the tone
What makes the perfect radio voice?
Reynaldo Hahn: Poèmes & Valses (Hyperion)
This unfamiliar collection is the most enjoyable piano album of the year so far
Literary festivals: sheer hell in a tent
To make people laugh for an hour is good business sense — but it says nothing about writing, or creativity, or art
Evening Vespas and Gelato alla Gordon’s
When in Florence…
Cancelled at Cannes
Sidelining the creator of a national movement is pure, unashamed revisionism
Three act tragedy
The Wagatha Christie case reveals the addictive fun of gossip — but also its corrosive power