Pop Music
TikTok goes the clock
It took me a while but now I really appreciate Amy Winehouse
Loved Bond, hated Billie
A good Bond song should include swooning strings, stabbing horns and a chorus the size of the moon, explains Sarah Ditum
Middle-class hero
John Lennon’s kicking against the pricks was mere window-dressing
The only thing to do is dance
When things are desperate, you don’t want to be the audience, you want to be the show
Are the Beatles still underrated?
If Lennon and McCartney had never met, Britain would have been more boring and less colourful
Heaven Knows He’s Miserable Now
The never-ending rise and fall of Morrissey
Don’t tell us the truth!
Richard Waghorne says the Blitz spirit means suppressing information about Corona
The politics of the Pet Shop Boys
How the electronic dance duo made more than a minimal contribution to music
The year the music died
It was 40 years ago today: the magnificent swansong of rock and roll
The myth of Abbey Road
Abbey Road is less a cornerstone of the Beatles’ legend than its tombstone
Amicus curAI?
The implementation of AI into the judicial process must be handled with care
The nurseryfication of culture
Alienation has encouraged the normalisation of childishness
Ministry of Silly Thoughts
Wes Streeting made the grave error of consulting the British people
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
The election is still Trump’s to lose
His performance has been weak but his advantages are many
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
The empty road to serfdom
“Vision Zero” is a tyrannical anti-driving dream
Tough on the causes of non-crime
A warm welcome back to non-crime hate incidents
Three decades of broken promises on immigration
Time and time again, Labour and the Conservatives have failed to deliver on their pledges
