sexual politics
Missing the point
Why opera needs fictional dead women
Why it’s time to drop Don Giovanni
Mariame Clément’s new production of Don Giovanni falls prey to modern mores.
Art of the deal
A simple sale, with money changing hands, was out of the question
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
Get smartphones out of school
Young people desperately need a break from social media
Booze or muse?
Composers have been no slouches when it comes to the sauce
When real Rivals fought over TV
The hit adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel reflects the ITV franchise battles
Let’s diversify the curriculum
If we really want diversity, we need to get more traditional
Reaping a bitter harvest
Labour are struggling to justify their own policies
Getting the creeps
How should we cope with the unsettling in everyday life?
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
The futility of safeguards for assisted suicide
Lessons from Belgium and the Netherlands
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
