Joani Mitchell
Spare me the Great Canadian Warbler
Radio 4 celebrates the limited talents of Joni Mitchell
Why we should question the charge of “Islamophobia”
Valid criticism of beliefs and behaviour should not be equated with hateful bigotry
Jerry Seinfeld is wrong about comedy
Wokeness has exacerbated the decline of sitcoms and stand-up, but it is not the cause
A talented pianist and a battered piano
Bezhod Abduraimov: Shadows of my ancestors (Alpha-Classics)
The sacred and the profane
Allowing a “Rave in the Nave” in Canterbury Cathedral was a regrettable error of judgement
What are our cathedrals for?
Changes to the management of cathedrals have obscured the very point of their existence
What makes a gentleman tick?
Of course, there are watches and there are watches, and then there are watches
Explaining the “gender pay gap”
It does not exist — or, at least, not as you might have thought
Deconstructing the pro-EU fantasies of the FT
22.5 per cent agrifood export growth? They must be joking
Rock as ritual
Just as Taylor has nailed the emotional lexicon of her people, Finn has nailed it for his
Violent delights
It’s 30 years since Pulp Fiction hit cinemas, and what a time it was to be young
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division