Francis Poulenc
Pärt, Poulenc, Stravinsky (BR Klassik)
This is a brilliant concert of three sacred works
Grandmasters: a meeting of great minds
Napoleon and Goethe: Touchstone of Genius by Raymond Keene
Tragicomedy at the UN
The limp United Nations cannot be trusted to support the victims of tyranny
The wrong kind of groupthink
Why do so many economists deny that the value of money is related to its quantity?
A talented pianist and a battered piano
Bezhod Abduraimov: Shadows of my ancestors (Alpha-Classics)
The worm (re)turns
Dune: Part Two is in cinemas — and it’s more of the glorious same
How dark can humour be?
Laughter — even laughter about morbid things — is part of what makes us human
Profile: Noam Chomsky
The American linguistics professor who is forever at odds with his country
Silence speaks volumes
Lee Anderson speaks out — or, at least, gets someone else to do it for him
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs
Why is the US facing a “crisis of credibility”?
It is a crisis that has been created by the hubris of the establishment