Pop
Not Justin time
Sarah Ditum says that the focus on Timberlake as a bad agent conveniently forgets the machine behind him
Uncool country
Country music has a frontline place in the culture wars, says Sarah Ditum
Rats desert a thriving ship
The space for criticism to exist grows smaller and the archways that sustained its presence crumble away, laments Sarah Ditum
Something Changed: Can Jarvis Cocker recapture former glories in 2020?
Alexander Larman asks whether Jarvis Cocker’s latest album release will reignite his former success
A little bit of curve
In praise of pop smut
All you need is luck
Everything with The Beatles happened at double time, thrilling but draining too, says Sarah Ditum
Losing my head over Catherine
How the musical sensation, Six, uncovers more than just the stories of Henry VIII’s wives
Calculated absurdity
I want to listen to music that sounds like the dumb hopefulness of being young that I once couldn’t wait to rid myself of, says Sarah Ditum
Sticky situation
Everyone’s Sticky Toffee Pudding recipe was different. All were revolting
Nova’s diary: Everything’s different now
Rishi is helping our neighbour, Big Jeremy, with his sums
“Problematic” art
This kind of adolescent tripe passes these days for thought
Childhood reclaimed
Mobile phones have been constraining our kids’ imaginations — but it does not have to be this way
The great immigration data disaster
Officials are deleting the data we need for a more sensible debate
Justin’s dilemma
Spears got slutshamed; Timberlake was the stud
The sculptor’s funeral
The death of Imogen Stuart represents the passing of an Ireland that built, rather than destroyed
He’s not the messiah, he’s a transwoman
Transsexual Apostate is a disturbing book, written for disturbing times
Having a bad Bey
If you’re going to jettison the essence of the song, why even bother?
13 Years Later
Who could be inspired by this zombie conservatism?
Keystones of Britain’s history
Far too many young people are woefully ignorant of the splendour and meaning of our rich ecclesiastical architecture
