Musicianship
A college in tune with the times
How music colleges need to adjust to the twenty-first century
The stress myth
Your emotions are not an illness
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
Bants means bans
Scarcely any football chants will be allowed under Labour’s new “equality” rules
Is this what winning looks like?
Reform UK supporters are growing weary of infighting and weak rhetoric
Autumn Reeves
It was a grim budget — but was it a necessary one?
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
A festival of losing
Will the Republic of Ireland ever face up to its problems?
Libyans, Parisians and London Irish
Dry-ish, spare, clear-eyed — rare in a world of literary bloat, sentiment and overstatement
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
