Talent
When painters lose their sight
How the loss of vision can both help and hinder artists
Welcome to the unfrozen North
How Canada reinvented its musical prowess
Still knocking on the door
For all the promises, subpostmasters are still waiting for compensation
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
An orderly and civilised society
The biggest missing idea in British politics
“Bold vision”
An action or choice can perfectly well be bold without being good
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Embrace your inner exile
How can we appreciate art in alienating times?
Power and authority
The development of British towns in the 17th and 18th centuries
The US is getting what it wants in the Middle East
Israeli escalations against Hezbollah are not defiance but an extension of U.S. strategy
It is good to challenge kids
That which makes us anxious can also make us strong
Crossroads of history
Cyprus is an island of contradictions, and the more we learn about it, the more paradoxical it becomes
