Hallmark
Deck the halls with Hallmark films
In praise of a genre that is both beloved and maligned
Putting a gloss on big ideas
On the outsize influence of small magazines
WW3 and the end of history
The age of world wars is past, the age of global civil war has come
Murders for April
April is the cruellest month, breeding detective fiction out of the dry land
The truth about sex
No amount of clever-clever language games can obscure basic biological facts
The unromantic truth about tortured poets
Taylor Swift is idealising the grim realities of the lives of poets
The meaningless models of “public health”
Another brick in the “public health” fortress of unreality
The Church of England is practicing a secular religion
Equality, diversity and inclusion can be prioritised over religious faith
A masterpiece in miniature
Taneyev, Schumann: Piano quintets (Signum)
Kilkenny’s golden age
A fascinating exploration of Irish history could have been better and more comprehensively illustrated
Ukraine’s cross-cultural contradictions
Has Ukraine overcome its legacy of historical antisemitism?
The reality of tobacco control
To have a law does not mean that it will be respected
