Max Beckmann
Max Beckmann in Munich
A harried artist between the classical and the modern
What’s wrong with the Human Rights Act?
It makes judges the arbiter of moral and political as well as legal decisions
The shame of the Oxford Union
A debate on Israel and Palestine was a disgrace
Complex fractions
Where is the joy and the reward of owning a fractional share in individual art?
Save nursing from the universities
There is no need for nursing to be a graduate only occupation
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
Fear and loving
Cricket in the West Indies has not been the same since the loss of Malcolm Marshall
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire
A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
