Oscar Straus
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The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Spaceships, ghost ships and sheep
The secret sauce of Project Hail Mary: it’s a laugh
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
Not exiles, but stayers
White South Africans are not abandoning their home
Discontent down under
Populism is now a significant part of Australian politics
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
Why we love pubs
Politicians are squeezing pubs out of existence without understanding why they matter
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead