Shining Path
He brainwashed you
The legacy of communist cult leader Abimael Guzman lives on in Peru
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
An array of civilised music
Walter Kaufmann: 3rd piano concerto, 3rd symphony &c. (CPO)
Free speech freeze-up
Reactions in Britain to the attempted suppression of NatCon suggest a bleak future for freedom of speech and thought
The ongoing reality of Russian imperialism
People rationalising Russian military intervention are betraying their ignorance of Russian history
Fire and ice
Klopp is the air-punching booming-laugh extrovert; Guardiola the turtleneck-wearing, obsessively professorial introvert
Social media and the neoteny trap
The aesthetics of adolescence can be a distraction from the grim potential of the future
Britain must develop economic resilience
The Houthis have exposed our devastating economic insecurity
The quaintness of the campaign against public schools
The abuse was terrible but its relevance to modern politics is dubious
How bad is the news on booze?
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
The invasiveness of voice notes
Don’t send them, and if you must send them keep them short