hospice
What we don’t talk about when we don’t talk about death
Mourning and moving furniture
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
Schrödinger’s Culture War
Is it a myth or a tremendous success?
The wrongs of Proudman
Criticism does not amount to discrimination or abuse
Splashing the cash
On the complex relationship between art and money
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
The mixed legacy of #MeToo
There is a difference between confronting male behaviour and recreational man-hating
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
Cultural appropriation is here to stay
So-called cultural appropriation is an American obsession, cheerfully ignored by a fast globalising world
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
The world is not enough
In the battle between abstract globalisation and rooted identity, the human spirit itself is at stake
