New York City
Grime and grandeur in the big, rotting Apple
The slick glitz of the UN General Assembly was smothered by a city on its knees
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
All gone to look for America
The show is a mishmash, in need of some pruning and a sharper edge
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Let’s start a cat flap
Why do cute predators get a pass from conservationists?
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
A life of indulgence
Jacob Rees-Mogg has a major persona and a minor career
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
The Warburg refurbished
The institute used to feel intellectually introverted
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
What does it mean to be Christian?
We are in danger of reducing faith to the shallow depths of personality and politics
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
