Michael Mann
Ferrari and the terrible joy
Michael Mann’s Ferrari shows how ambiguity and contradiction fuels us
Johanna Martzy/Michael Mann (DG Eloquence)
The fruits of Michael Mann’s musical career is neither one thing nor another; trapped between Weimar modernism and American consumerism
Why personal insults fail
Getting personal might be mean, but it is also ineffective
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
The opportunism of anti-police activists
Continued agitation around the death of Chris Kaba is inexcusable
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
What do Labour think a conversion therapy is?
There has to be a middle ground between complete denial and complete affirmation
Who are the Scottish Conservatives?
The election of Russell Findlay to lead the Scottish Conservatives reveals a party that doesn’t know what it stands for
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
Boris the Innocent
The Johnsonian lexicon has yet to incorporate the word “responsibility”
The election is still Trump’s to lose
His performance has been weak but his advantages are many
