Duke of York
Silence in court
Calls by Labour politicians for an inquiry into royal racism misjudge the popular mood
Disbanding St John’s Voices would be cultural vandalism
Modern bureaucrats should leave our choirs alone
Escaping Plato’s goon cave
Vision Pro illuminates the telos of modernity and the narrowing of human experience
“Problematic” art
This kind of adolescent tripe passes these days for thought
Finding the middle ground
Where do the acts too big for pubs but too small for arenas play?
Self-ID versus survivors
Traumatised women deserve to know that they can be supported by women
Jonathan Glazer’s speech was an affirmation of Jewishness
Critics who accuse him of denying his identity have things backwards
It’s time to transition babies
Even in the womb, many foetuses can sense their own trans identity
Addressing misogyny must include addressing trans activism
Against the wokewashing of sexual objectification
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
A talented pianist and a battered piano
Bezhod Abduraimov: Shadows of my ancestors (Alpha-Classics)
On the deceptive use of words
We must be very careful with redefinitions of commonly understood words