David Byrne
American Utopia
Facts are overlooked in American Utopia’s HBO concert film to accommodate the systemic white racism narrative
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
Kemi Badenoch is a useful idiot
The former Secretary of State has a track record of advancing woke regulations
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
From El-Alamein to Ukraine
How has the nature of warfare changed since World War Two?
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
Free speech defenders should practice what they preach
There should be no illiberal exception for anti-Zionist academics
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
This is England, nor are we out of it
Englishness isn’t an ethnicity, or even an idea. It’s more like auto-destructive art
