Propoganda
Boney’s PR man
Antoine-Jean Gros: the artist behind Napoleon’s image
“Trad” theatre can still feel fresh
West End strikes a balance between keeping their spine and nostalgic appeal, whilst avoiding creakiness
Big beasts versus the Bible
Darwin sidelined the Creator by documenting the slow mechanisms of evolution
Regency romance
Small human moments cut across the centuries
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
First impressions
The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition
The triumph of the Classical
Modernism has failed and it is time to return to diligent study of the best of traditional architecture
The king and the boss
Turkish President Erdoğan is no fan of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu — and vice versa
The dark threat of nitazenes
New opioids could pose a dramatic risk to British streets
Musical no man’s lands
Two violin concertos fail to inspire
Cricket’s triple threat
Some have the granddaddy knack
Two sides of the weird frontier
The archly neutral now stands on the margins, looking out at a society of fear and outrage
