Renaissance Art
Let there be light
Raphael’s masterful depiction of divine light owes much to Dante, who incorporated the latest
optical thinking in his visionary poetry
Scary cute
CUTE, a new exhibition at Somerset House is a deliciously unsettling stroll down the uncanny valley
The meaningless models of “public health”
Another brick in the “public health” fortress of unreality
Hollowed-out Humanities
The tyranny of DEI, the canard of “decolonisation” and the rise of the bureaucrats
Eyes on the prizes
On a dispiriting start to racing’s “Premierisation” era
Mad for this fresh take on King Lear
Farber’s casting and concept feels assured
Grimdull
The fantasy genre is afflicted by a dull and tedious obsession with adolescent cynicism, prurient scenes and one dimensional anti-heroes
Good for the sole
April calls for a recipe that combines the incoming and departing treats
Very public introspection
The content of “misery lit” is disturbing, but what purpose does it serve?
The secrets of familial suffering
Recovering from the burden of generational pain can be a private act
The spectre of the past
The “Great English Ghost Story” offers a form of comfort and is rooted in the ache of nostalgia for a more elegant era