John Paul II
The emptiness of hype
A cultural legacy depends on far more than passing enthusiasm
When the populist meets the Pope
Javier Milei and Pope Francis represent very different and often hostile elements of Argentinian cultural life
The light and the insubstantial
Poulenc and others: Chamber music (Calliope/DG)
Against the relegation of Record Review
Why is Radio 3 mistreating one of its greatest assets?
The dark threat of nitazenes
New opioids could pose a dramatic risk to British streets
Return of the referendum?
More direct democracy could be Europe’s only means of restoring political legitimacy
SEEN should be heard
A new group aims to remind the police to act without fear or favour
Take trade experts and their models with a bucket of salt
The negative impact of Brexit on trade, and the economy at large, is still being overstated
Synaesthesia
Robert Thicknesse, Lucy Lethbridge, and Yehuda Shapiro return for a mind bending and spirit expanding episode of Critical Mash
Sheikh up the Telegraph
We are fortunate that the UAE still wishes to invest in so unstable a country
Dumbing down the priesthood
Unless the Church reinstates rigorous college-based training for clerics, it will wither away