Raymond Kennedy
A fully-packed bookcase
Three books that each offer a traditional holiday-reading pleasure
Against the relegation of Record Review
Why is Radio 3 mistreating one of its greatest assets?
The emptiness of hype
A cultural legacy depends on far more than passing enthusiasm
Postcards from before the war
It is no longer possible to reflect upon Israeli culture as if the “Question of Palestine” could be brushed aside
Singers have a voice, too
Study of the Western canon is often reduced to a politicised debate: power and patronage versus individual genius. The truth is far more complex
Ukraine’s cross-cultural contradictions
Has Ukraine overcome its legacy of historical antisemitism?
A night of spectacle and special effects
Stranger Things: The First Shadow designers aren’t afraid to raid the treasure trove
Profile: Salvador Allende
Lionised by the Left, the Chilean president refused to moderate his Marxist aims in the face of economic chaos
Renewing academia
The Centre for Heterodox Social Science represents a positive alternative to a field increasingly dominated by progressive ideology
The Roman Republic is worth thinking about
The life and death of Tiberius Gracchus illustrate the virtues of populism
Do not sanction the truth
Stating biological facts should not be cause for heavy-handed complaints proceedings
The City’s lights are dimming
The Square Mile is increasingly at risk of becoming an irrelevance
