Mary Gaitskill
Men and women and men
John Self reviews Sorry for Your Trouble by Richard Ford, This is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill and Cleanness by Garth Greenwell
Ukraine cannot avoid partition
Ukraine must not capitulate and demilitarise, but de-facto partition is now an inevitability
Out with the old and in with the new
People are asking why the classic art market has declined — and will it recover?
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Why are we ignoring the slaughter in Sudan?
There is no excuse for indifference when we pay such close attention to other wars
Against Britain’s two-tier policing
Street preachers should not be arrested for offending people
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
Intangible benefits for intangible heritage?
It remains to be seen whether the UK’s Ratification of UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be valuable
Sugar, sex and sacrifice
It would be foolish to casually abandon Christian ethics of restraint
Scary cute
CUTE, a new exhibition at Somerset House is a deliciously unsettling stroll down the uncanny valley