Gilbert and Sullivan
W.S. Gilbert
A wildly funny and slyly subversive comic genius who deftly skewered the mores of Victorian England
The G&S divide
A large proportion of the English drive themselves mad with a baroque cocktail of fury, snobbery and self-hatred over Gilbert and Sullivan
Sleepwalking towards abolishing abortion law
How can a crime be a crime if it implies no consequences?
The royals needs better PR
We have seen too many royal disasters
What became of Tchaikovsky?
Tchaikovsky: 5th symphony etc (ICA Classics)
Ironic fascism
Taboo-breaking counterculture paved the way for the return of the very fascism it claimed to subvert
British universities have a China problem
The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression
Judith Butler has a projection problem
It is she, not gender-critical feminists, who seems to be afraid
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
13 Years Later
Who could be inspired by this zombie conservatism?
Snook dazzles as Dorian Gray
Wilde’s preoccupation with beauty and artifice brings a sassy Victorian immorality tale into our own times
The age of the news influencer
TikTok reveals a broader existential crisis facing the media and our consumption of the news
Taking Pride
If sexual orientation is not a choice and therefore nothing to be ashamed of, then it can be nothing to be proud of either
