Pop Culture
When geek culture was good
A celebration of Spaced
Grimdull
The fantasy genre is afflicted by a dull and tedious obsession with adolescent cynicism, prurient scenes and one dimensional anti-heroes
The triumph of Twee Britannia
We must resist the siren songs of Bake Off and Boaty McBoatface
The past speaks for itself
The problem with modern period drama
Risky liasons
From Syria to Spain
Funny guy
The charm of Lewis Capaldi
Taking the piss
If you’re going to be provocative, people are going to be provoked
Midnight’s mass
Taylor Swift’s talent for ordinariness that makes her the most exceptional artist at work today
Weighing up the real value of art
Why galleries are now cogs in a not-so-creative industry
Unicorn Frappuccino Instagram Barbie
The meaninglessness of Ariana Grande
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
Life amid the ruins
Any captured, destroyed city, offers the same problems for the new owners
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
The empty road to serfdom
“Vision Zero” is a tyrannical anti-driving dream
Mental illness is more complex than we think
There are no easy answers when it comes to mental health
Don’t patronise female students
It’s insulting to think that women have to be treated with kid gloves
In defence of Michael Foran
Do not confuse the intensity of trolls for righteousness
The strange death of the Office for Place
The demise of the Office for Place is a missed opportunity for housing
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
The right-on, left-wing oppressors
A flaw in the design of academic studies makes the Left appear less authoritarian than the Right
