Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No 1 / Moments Musicaux
A new release of Rachmaninov’s first piano sonata deserves more than five stars
Don’t tell feminists what our priorities should be
We know the seriousness of the issues that affect us, thank you
Alcohol and Islam
An English novelist travels the Muslim world in search of a drink
Newsnight and the rapist
The BBC should be embarrassed by its careless coverage of a man who has now been convicted of rape
The paper tiger and the Russian bear
NATO’s naive and supine response will not drive Putin’s army from Ukraine and emboldens Moscow still further
Death by a thousand regulations
British politicians are allowing unnecessary laws to ruin civil society
The cost of dissent
Brave women have sacrificed a lot to stand up for their gender critical beliefs
Prepare for takeoff
Masters of the Air is a visually impressive aerial WW2 adventure with the potential to go far
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
Scary cute
CUTE, a new exhibition at Somerset House is a deliciously unsettling stroll down the uncanny valley
Queen of Hearts
Perturbed to find Diana has a starring role in Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted
A masterpiece in miniature
Taneyev, Schumann: Piano quintets (Signum)
