menstruation
How should we talk about menopause?
We need understanding stripped of condescension and contempt
A pantomime of womanhood
Women’s pain is not a novelty to be impersonated
Enthralling eclecticism
Roberto Gerhard: Don Quixote, &c. (Chandos)
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
Cowboy quartet
A new screen Western is always welcome
No, Churchill wasn’t the bad guy
The debate over Britain’s wartime leader has been reignited by an ignorant revisionist account
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
A leadership bid you can’t refuse
Kemi Badenoch goes on a charm offensive
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
