Egon Schiele
Love and death in Vienna
Spanish flu killed Schiele and Klimt. Their art sensed the brevity of life and the doom of their society
The Tories haven’t a prayer
Secularism seems to grip the party that was once the embodiment of Anglicanism
Can Putin’s conductor redeem himself?
Gergiev’s road to redemption
The moral blindness of Putin’s generals
Russia’s murderous tactics to “de-Nazify” Ukraine have made its military leaders doppelgängers for the senior officers who executed Hitler’s evil plans
Ubiquitous, but bloody good
Time and global success hasn’t dimmed the appeal of dinner at Nobu
St George didn’t die for this
English nationalism is a paper dragon
Lord of the Flies (but not the zippers)
Tribal warfare suits the chieftain of Tory island
The bacchanalia of Kawanabe Kyōsai
This exhibition at the Royal Academy revels in the artist’s versatility
Christians are under attack in Nigeria
The UK has turned a blind eye to persecution for far too long
The Critic Books Podcast: Cult writers
How does a writer become a figure of cultish renown?
The final furlong
Horse racing is in existential crisis
Hot sauce
Lil Nas X is the greatest show in the world right now