Moomins
Tove Jansson’s humane vision
A major Paris exhibition highlights timeless themes of the Finnish artist’s ouvre
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
The strange death of the Office for Place
The demise of the Office for Place is a missed opportunity for housing
Is university still worth it?
Rising fees raise questions about the value of some degrees
Butterfield’s glorious vindication
Received opinion was wrong about William Butterfield’s powerful architecture
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
An open letter against assisted dying
118 academics oppose the Leadbeater Bill
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
Don’t bite the hand that feeds the birds
The government’s flawed biodiversity analysis endangers successful state-funded schemes
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
