Russian-Ukraine conflict
The great grain war
Russian aggression is endangering global food supplies
A tumultuous decade of ingenious novelties
Did the English Revolution go full circle, replacing one overmighty king with another?
“Trope” is not a synonym of “lie”
You cannot dismiss an argument by calling it a trope
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
Toasting a maestro
Stranded passengers emerged bewildered into the night of the living dead
Where are the calls for blasphemy laws coming from?
We should consider the voters as well as the politicians
The shell shock of the arts
How will the art world respond to its narrative shock?
Don’t let it go
Communal singing is good for the soul
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
Less than the sum of its parts
Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
