Rigoletto
Do not go gently
Opera has treated the subject of cancelling the pleasures of others in some depth
Death of a polymath
The great British opera director Jonathan Miller has died aged 85. Here is one of his last interviews
Advocates who brook no dissent
Narcissistic identity politics perpetuates that other people are dangerous things that require controlling by activists who “get it”
Did the anti-lockdown razor story really happen?
The BBC’s fact-checkers just can’t cut it
Double-oh dear
How can Keir Starmer want a female James Bond when he can’t even define what a woman is?
A step change in sports policy
The UK Sports Councils’ new guidance on trans inclusion is a breath of fresh air
Scum of Britain, unite!
Enterprising politicians can use insults to their own advantage
Paderewski & Stojowski: Violin Sonatas (CPO)
I would happily subscribe to an emergent series of forgotten Polish treasures if the quality remained this high
Woke identity politics and the corporatist agenda
Vivek Ramaswamy speaks to Oliver Wiseman about the undemocratic nature of corporate woke identity politics
Sarah Everard: The police must be held to account
By “othering” officers like Wayne Couzens, the Met absolves itself of all culpability and responsibility
What happened to sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll?
Music today is anodyne compared to the heydays of Britpop and the sixties and seventies
History, fans, noise and passion
Football fans know a Proper Club when they see one
Do as Tories say, not as Tories do
Conservative politicians instruct us to wear masks — but vice-signal not doing so themselves