Kawanabe Kyōsai
The bacchanalia of Kawanabe Kyōsai
This exhibition at the Royal Academy revels in the artist’s versatility
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
Fear and loving
Cricket in the West Indies has not been the same since the loss of Malcolm Marshall
Hoop dreams
Football turned out to be a poor way of shirking parental duties
Noisy decline
Blaring incongruous sound is as much a sign of urban decay as piles of litter
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
October letters
Misquoting Shakespeare and a rounded sense of humour
The authorities are inept sheriffs of social media
Politicians, the police and the judiciary should stop trying to control a landscape they do not understand
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
Post-truth medicine
Gender clinics offer a charade that relies on the symbols of evidence-based medicine
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
