Dystopian Fiction
Dreams of dystopia past
At the end of a dismal year, consider the cult dystopias of the optimistic 1990s.
The Dystopian Age of the Mask
How Ernst Jünger predicted the ubiquity of masks
In praise of women’s football
Don’t let the FA score an own goal by letting transwomen into women’s sports
Weeds in the garden
A brilliant new work walks the thorny path of motherhood
Levelling up to where?
The chatterati are in no place to lecture
The art of influence
Culture and propaganda are not easily separable
Bye-bye Boris
Rob Hutton on the last days of the Emperor Boris
Nigeria’s elephant in the room
Christians are being targeted in widespread violence
Reynaldo Hahn: Poèmes & Valses (Hyperion)
This unfamiliar collection is the most enjoyable piano album of the year so far
Christians are under attack in Nigeria
The UK has turned a blind eye to persecution for far too long
The myth of liberal neutrality
The culture war in our universities is sweeping away cherished illusions
Nico Muhly: Stranger (AVIE)
This new album of three works offers quiet empathy more than overwhelming emotion
All Trussed up
Everything was on track for Liz, until Mordaunt derailed the campaign