Mark Humphrys
Mugged by misrepresentation
Mark Humphrys faces the loss of his university post, if the online mob succeeds
What would Václav Havel have made of gender wars?
The former Czech president and playwright would have invited JK Rowling over for a beer
We need to talk about Sex Education
Relationship and Sex Education classes for children are being taken over by outside providers with their own agenda
Is banning conversion therapy legal?
Government plans still have serious questions of law to answer
Young Stalin’s unlikely London holiday
Stephen May’s new novel is a triumph of historical fiction
The Critic Books Podcast: Cult writers
How does a writer become a figure of cultish renown?
Hail Mary
A Bloody Mary is perfect at almost any time of day and in every kind of weather
Kino Kyiv
What to watch inform yourself about the rich Ukrainian cinematic tradition
The last weird decade
We have lost the oddness of the 1990s
The Critic Books Podcast: Stewkey Blues
DJ Taylor’s new collection of short stories
Sinn Fein’s victory brings new urgency to Protocol crisis
Northern Ireland Protocol looms over Ulster politics as the Nationalists threaten to upend business as usual in Belfast
Bring on the big beasts
Music needs heavyweight champions to stand up for truth and excellence