David Mamet
Banning masks from protests is a bad idea
Anonymity can be essential to dissent against tyrannical regimes
Why are we ignoring the slaughter in Sudan?
There is no excuse for indifference when we pay such close attention to other wars
The building that inspired Orwell
Was there an appetite at the time for monumental buildings, equivalent to those in Moscow?
Murders for February
Hitler, Harlem and the high-life feature in this month’s murder mystery haul
Prepare for takeoff
Masters of the Air is a visually impressive aerial WW2 adventure with the potential to go far
The Met is watching you
We are passively accepting the development of a society of hyper-surveillance
Against the relegation of Record Review
Why is Radio 3 mistreating one of its greatest assets?
The morality of altruism
People have a limitless capacity to convince themselves that what’s right coincides with what’s best for them
Social media and the neoteny trap
The aesthetics of adolescence can be a distraction from the grim potential of the future
Why the goal glut?
Football — never boring, even when Italy is defending a 1–0 lead — has only grown more exciting
The dangerous excesses of breaking boundaries
There is a double standard on trans people and violence