Lent
Sugar, sex and sacrifice
It would be foolish to casually abandon Christian ethics of restraint
Such sweet sorrow
Lent is an ideal time to take pleasure in a gentle, contemplative and very English strand of musical melancholia
The way of all flesh
Why not give up vegetables for Lent?
Sauce for the goose
Condemn Downing Street not for wanting fun, but for ignoring others’ sacrifices
Cracking good meals
Explore the splendid panoply of egg recipes for an Easter, feast, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
The redemption we need
After a national Lent that has lasted a year, we can smell the blossom of hope
Lobsters for Lent
Abjure fasting for good deeds, says Felipe Fernández- Armesto
Against Michaela multiculturalism
The school does not offer a successful model of integration for Britain
Why we should question the charge of “Islamophobia”
Valid criticism of beliefs and behaviour should not be equated with hateful bigotry
The hidden cost of pronoun politeness
Using untruthful pronouns is not the same as complimenting a bad haircut
Maligning the missionaries
Should the Church of England regret the promotion of Christianity?
Scratches in the stonework of history
A new history of graffiti and rebellion is less light and bawdy than one may have expected
Rochdale is a tragedy that could happen again
Lessons have not been learned, and perpetrators are still at large
The ways of waterways
From travelling to trade, how Britons used water before canals
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
Disbanding St John’s Voices would be cultural vandalism
Modern bureaucrats should leave our choirs alone
Snook dazzles as Dorian Gray
Wilde’s preoccupation with beauty and artifice brings a sassy Victorian immorality tale into our own times
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
