Stars
The Stratford MSG Sphere would have been a dystopian nightmare
Light pollution is not a fringe issue and we need to reconnect to the night sky
What became of Tchaikovsky?
Tchaikovsky: 5th symphony etc (ICA Classics)
Scratches in the stonework of history
A new history of graffiti and rebellion is less light and bawdy than one may have expected
World Budget Day
On World Book Day, Jeremy Hunt tried and failed to dress up as Nigel Lawson
The quaintness of the campaign against public schools
The abuse was terrible but its relevance to modern politics is dubious
Ukraine’s cross-cultural contradictions
Has Ukraine overcome its legacy of historical antisemitism?
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
The public health fanatics have a new enemy in their sights
The untalented Mx. Ripley
In a story of a fiendishly successful performance, Eliot Sumner proved an extremely unconvincing man
The never-ending question
Jonathan Gullis may still be in the middle of his parliamentary question
There is no conservative case for Keir Starmer
Despairing at the Tories is understandable, but the opposition of your opposition is not your ally